John Fogerty taps Nashville friends for new album
John Fogerty John Fogerty's next album, out Sept. 1, has a slew of Nashville connections. The Blue Ridge Rangers Ride Again finds Fogerty singing with an all-star band that includes Nash-folks Buddy...
View ArticleJazz festivals grab Music City’s attention
Boney James (photo: Harper Smith) plays Sept. 6 at the Music City Jazz, Blues and Heritage Festival. The capital of country music trades its dominant twang for swing this weekend. No strangers to...
View Article12 stocking-worthy releases to ring in the season
Few things can get a person into the holiday spirit quite like hearing your favorite songs of the season. But considering that many of us have been singing along to the same classics year after year,...
View ArticleHillary Scott of Lady Antebellum takes top honors at SESAC awards
Click to see a gallery of photos from Monday, Nov. 8's SESAC Awards (this image of Lady Antebellum: Jae S. Lee/The Tennessean). At its 2010 Nashville Music Awards, SESAC gave its highest honor to a...
View ArticleRolling Stones saxophonist Bobby Keys tells about his “Rock ‘N’ Roll Life’
Bobby Keys, left, has spent his share of time onstage with Ronnie Wood and the Rolling Stones. Keys’ new book, "Every Night’s a Saturday Night," details his colorful career (photo: submitted, Marty...
View ArticlePeter Cooper On Music: ‘I Can’t Make You Love Me’ endures
Bonnie Raitt (photo: submitted) The thing was maddening. It was supposed to be a bluegrass song that Mike Reid and Allen Shamblin could pitch to Ricky Skaggs. But after months of pencil work and...
View ArticleBonnie Raitt ‘comes home’ to Ryman
Bonnie Raitt performs “Thing Called Love” with John Hiatt at the Americana Music Awards at the Ryman Auditorium (photo: Steve Harman/The Tennessean) Born in Burbank. Went to high school in...
View ArticleSESAC Nashville Music Awards honor top songs, songwriters of 2012
Catt Gravitt (pictured in 2011 with fellow award winner Phillip Coleman, left) was named songwriter of the year at the 2012 SESAC Music Awards. (Photo: Jeanne Reasonover/The Tennessean). A CMA Awards...
View ArticlePeter Cooper On Music: Ron Davies no longer ‘Unsung’
Ron and Gail Davies perform together at Bluebird Cafe (photo courtesy of Gail Davies). Ten years ago, brother and sister Ron and Gail Davies were at Brown’s Diner, where Ron often held court. “He...
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