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Billy Joe Shaver outruns his demons
Billy Joe Shaver (photo: David McClister) Billy Joe Shaver looked out of a windowpane into his front yard, and the demons were dancing in a circle. "This was way back yonder, in the early 1990s, when I...
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Legends, leaders get ACM Honors
CLICK THIS IMAGE to see a photo slide show from the ACM Honors event (this photo of Carrie Underwood and Randy Travis: Jae S. Lee/The Tennessean). Most awards shows are filled with some degree of...
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Gordon Lightfoot, at 71, still owns the stage
When people talk about classic country songwriters, they often speak of Harlan Howard, Cindy Walker, Jerry Chesnutt and Dallas Frazier. But Gordon Lightfoot — best known in America for FM radio hits...
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Odie Blackmon shares ‘The Craft of Writing Hit Songs’
There are books — Tom T. Hall wrote a well-known one — about how to write country music songs. And there are a slew of instructional videos and DVDs in which master musicians demonstrate their...
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Fred Carter, Jr., session musician and father of Deana Carter, dies at 76
Fred Carter, Jr. in the 1970sCountry singer Deana Carter is mourning the weekend loss of her father, session guitarist Fred Carter, Jr. Mr. Carter, 76, died Saturday of “stroke-related causes” at...
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Tootsie’s celebrates 50 years of country music history
Click to see a gallery of photos spanning decades of Tootsie's history. Here, a young Buddy Emmons, left, and Willie Nelson play for tips at Tootsie's. Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge, the Lower Broadway honky...
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Nanci Griffith reflects on impact of folk promoter Jack Hardy
Nanci Griffith describes the late folk musician and promoter Jack Hardy as "The Dean." (Dipti Vaidya/The Tennessean) Folk musician and promoter Jack Hardy died last Friday of lung cancer at age 63....
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Alan Jackson headlines free “Capitol Street Party” in Nashville
Alan Jackson (photo: Paul Drinkwater) Fresh on the heels of playing “Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning” for President Obama at "A Concert for Hope" on Sept. 11 and whooping it up two days...
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Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame adds 5
Garth Brooks accepts his induction into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame on Sunday. Click the image to see more from the event (George Walker IV / The Tennessean). Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson and...
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Jim McGuire captures Music City legends
Photos by Jim McGuire, such as this one of Don Williams, will be on view at The Arts Company Saturday through Nov. 16. (Jim McGuire) Jim McGuire doesn’t mind giving away his trade secrets. “There are...
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