KEVIN DENNEYKevin Denney can remember the moment his calling settled down around him. It came after six months in which he had drifted away from music for the first time in his young life. He had grown up in tiny Monticello, Kentucky, surrounded by musicians. His parents, who comprised half a gospel quartet, bought him his first guitar when he was three. He became enamored of the classic artists he heard on the Grand Ole Opry and on the radio, and played for years in a cousin's bluegrass band. Then, at 17, he had backed off to reassess his future. continue... | Profile |
ASHLEY GEARINGAshley has spent the last year recording her newest album in Nashville, TN. The first song she recorded, “Can You Hear Me When I Talk To You”, was released this April. It is dedicated to her birth father, the late David Gearing, who died when she was 10 months old of brain cancer. This song has taken off like wildfire on Country radio in both her hometown of Springfield, Massachusetts and at various other stations around The United States. The stations have reported that the song gets incredible response from listeners. continue... | Profile |
SONYA ISAACSFor people who do not know the depth of Sonya Isaacs' talent and experience as a singer and songwriter, the question might be, can she make a successful transition from bluegrass/gospel to country music? After one listen to her new, self-titled album for Lyric Street Records, the answer to that question is a resounding yes. continue... | Profile |
BRIAN MCCOMASBrian's life has been filled with moments that bear out that sentiment, with perhaps none so pivotal as the one that took place outside an outdoor amphitheater in Branson, Missouri, when he was 16. He was a hungry songwriter wannabe standing outside a chain-link fence near legendary songwriter Paul Overstreet's tour bus. Raised on a variety of country and pop music, Brian had gradually become a passionate fan of Overstreet's uplifting beautifully crafted, stone country songs. Now he wanted to get one of his own simple demos into the master's hand. continue... | Profile |
RASCAL FLATTSIn an era when every success in country music is hard-won and breakthrough debuts have become almost non-existent, the story of Rascal Flatts has been nothing short of astounding. Their first CD became one of only three platinum debuts in the past five years. It spawned four top-10 singles, including the chart-topping "Prayin' For Daylight" and the multi-media smash "I'm Movin' On," and stayed on the charts for two years. continue... | Profile |
DERIC RUTTANThere are rare singer/songwriters whose work approaches the status of Literature. They often transcend genre, bringing the structure of classic folk tales to country music's raw honesty and rock's visceral edge. Bruce Springsteen has the quality. Kris Kristofferson has it. Deric Ruttan, for whom both of those singers have been role models, displays on his debut album that he has learned their lessons well. With Deric Ruttan, he presents a first effort that is intelligent, well crafted, and brimming with honest emotion and drama. continue... | Profile |
SAWYER BROWNThey've been called the Rolling Stones of country music, and really, that's no exaggeration. For 20 years, Sawyer Brown has set the pace and continues to go the distance with fresh, fun and relevant songs that challenge themselves as musicians while creating personal experiences for their listeners. And their live shows - over 3,000 (and counting!) - are legendary for the excitement, energy and emotion they generate. Herein lies the secret of the band's youthful longevity. continue... | Profile |
SHEDAISY'Sisters are doing it for themselves,' Aretha Franklin and Annie Lennox sang a while back, and no where in today's music is this more true than with SHeDAISY, three Utah-born siblings, Kristyn, Kelsi, and Kassidy Osborn who've harmonized together their whole lives and worked the past dozen years in Nashville to become the artistic force behind the groundbreaking new release, Knock On The Sky. continue... | Profile |
AARON TIPPINIt's no coincidence that Aaron Tippin's latest CD, Stars & Stripes, arrives in record stores one year after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Aaron cut the title track, 'Where The Stars And Stripes And The Eagle Fly,' immediately following the tragedy and donated proceeds from the commercial single, which zoomed to No. 2 on the Billboard chart, to the Disaster Relief Fund of the Nashville Area Chapter of the American Red Cross. continue... | Profile |
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