Category: Country Music

Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar Lead 2023 Grammy Nominations

The New York Times – Music:
Brandi Carlile, Lizzo and Harry Styles, also near the top of the pack, will compete for the biggest awards at the 65th annual ceremony in February.
Jeff Cook, a Founder of the Country Band Alabama, Dies at 73

The New York Times – Music:
His group had 32 No. 1 country singles, and his guitar and fiddle playing helped extend its reach to a generation raised on rock ’n’ roll.
Patrick Haggerty, ‘Lost Pioneer’ of Gay Country Music, Dies at 78

The New York Times – Music:
In 1973, he put out a little-noticed album of songs about same-sex love and social protest. Forty-one years later, he became an unlikely star.
Jerry Lee Lewis, a Rock ’n’ Roll Original, Dies at 87

The New York Times – Music:
With his pounding piano, his impassioned vocals and his incendiary performing style, Mr. Lewis lived up to his nickname, the Killer.
Jody Miller, Singer of ‘Queen of the House’ and More, Dies at 80

The New York Times – Music:
Best known for a 1965 homemaker’s reply to a hobo’s refrain, the Oklahoma native had a hit the same year with the very different “Home of the Brave.”
Remembering Loretta Lynn

The New York Times – Music:
A conversation about the country music titan’s sly radicalism and the many readings and misreadings of her work.
Anita Kerr, an Architect of the Nashville Sound, Dies at 94

The New York Times – Music:
She and her background vocalists were heard “oohing” and “aahing” on thousands of country and pop hits recorded in the 1950s and ’60s.
Making the Rounds on Nashville’s Singer-Songwriter Circuit

The New York Times – Frugal Traveler:
For music fans, songwriters’ nights at often unassuming venues provide an inexpensive and illuminating glimpse into Music City’s most celebrated business.