Saving Country Music’s 25 Essential Albums for 2012
Here is the list of 25 albums Saving Country Music deems essential for 2012 listening, and then I added an extra one I couldn't leave off. Please note this list only includes albums that have been...
View ArticleRay Lawrence Jr. Offers Up “More Raw Stuff”
Like Chris Knight, Ray Lawrence Jr. is a simple man who has this sensational talent to be able to put defining moments of the human experience to words and music in a way that rekindles the feelings of...
View ArticleTexas Music Offers Template for Regional Revitalization
Texas music is becoming hard wired and institutionalized, and this creates a few game-changing, long-term effects on the overall country music landscape. It is offering a template to the rest of the...
View Article7 Songwriters That Will Change Your Life
There are songwriters, and then there are songwriters; those folks that so effortlessly set words to the moods and moments of life and that can make you weep like a baby or wildly happy to be alive....
View ArticleReview – Will Hoge’s “Never Give In”
Will Hoge in so many ways is sitting in the enviable catbird seat of music crossroads right now. As country music continuously favors a more rock than country sound, Will Hoge, without having to make...
View ArticleLee Ann Womack’s “The Way I’m Livin'” Album Coming
Fans of Lee Ann Womack have been waiting not-so-patiently since 2008's Call Me Crazy for new music from the multi-Grammy and multi-CMA Award winner, and on September 23rd they'll finally get their...
View ArticleOtis Gibbs Shares His “Souvenirs of a Misspent Youth”
A troubadour in every sense of the word, Otis Gibbs is an artist who can inspire even the most timid among us to shush a burly bar troll talking over one of his performances. This is music to lean in...
View ArticleAlbum Review – Lee Ann Womack’s “The Way I’m Livin'”
This isn't just your average album release, or even your average album release from Lee Ann Womack. This one has a little more special meaning for Womack since it is her first release without a major...
View ArticleSweet GA Brown Proves He’s A ‘Wordsmith’ in New Album
Sweet GA Brown is the real deal when it comes to songwriters---sweating under a blue collar all day to earn the right to sing in swill joints at night. His music emanates from the small town of...
View ArticleReview – Lee Ann Womack Sings Chris Knight’s “Send It On Down”
When Lee Ann Womack set out to construct her 2014 album The Way I'm Livin', she went looking for songs that weren't written by committee as is the norm in Nashville these days, but songs that...
View ArticleThe Best Country Songs of 2015 So Far
Being willing to see where a song takes you is at the heart of every music lover, and in this spirit I present eleven hand selected songs released in the first half of 2015 that will hopefully take you...
View ArticleCountry Artists Who Are Due to Release a New Record
There's not much worse than having a hankering for some new music from one of your favorite artists, but feeling like you've been waiting forever for it to happen. There are many reasons an artist or...
View ArticleChris Knight Addresses Delay in New Music
There is nothing like a Chris Knight album and a Chris Knight song. The consummate songwriter’s songwriter, Chris Knight is one of the most revered in the craft, and all you have to do is look at the...
View ArticleFacts, Rumors & The Most Anticipated Albums for 2017
Just what 2017 has in store for us in the country music department remains to be seen. But we do know about what to expect in the release department for at least the first quarter of the year, while...
View ArticleChris Knight Says “I’m Pretty Close” To Delivering a New Record
Fans of Kentucky-based singer and songwriter Chris Knight have been waiting impatiently for news on a new album for a few years now. His last record 'Little Victories' was released in September of...
View ArticleChris Knight Putting Finishing Touches on New Album
September of 2012 was the last time well-respected country music songwriter and performer Chris Knight released new music in the form of his album 'Little Victories,' and in the years since, his...
View ArticleChris Knight Announces First Album in 7 Years, “Almost Daylight”
There is daylight at the end of the long tunnel that has been the dearth of new music from one of country music's most revered songwriters. Chris Knight can stand toe to toe with just about any of the...
View ArticleNewest Additions to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist (#47)
When we look back at the first week of August 2019, we might count it as a week for the ages in country music. Not only did we have Tyler Childers drop a new landmark album, Mike and the Moonpies came...
View ArticleMost Anticipated Country & Roots Albums for Last of 2019 + Rumors
If you’re wondering what you might look forward to listening to in the final portions of 2019 in country and Americana music, let this be your guide. Here’s all the information Saving Country Music has...
View ArticleAlbum Review – Chris Knight’s “Almost Daylight”
It's uncanny how Chris Knight takes such simple notions, and turns them into exaltations for the common man, their common struggles, and imparts solutions to everyday dilemmas. He's the headwaters of...
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