This October, The Oak Ridge Boys will celebrate its 50th year with its current lineup, with Joe Bonsall being the last to join the group, in October of 1973. The group, which also includes William Lee Golden, Duane Allen and Richard Sterban, likely never imagined that they would all spend five decades together, an almost unheard of feat, in…
July 4th might be history for another year, but for The Oak Ridge Boys, their patriotism continues all year. The four-man group, made up of William Lee Golden, Duane Allen, Richard Sterban and Joe Bonsall, released their version of “The Star-Spangled Banner” for Independence Day, a rendition that can be played all year long. Hope you had a great…
Michael Ray has played the Grand Ole Opry more than 70 times. The Florida native made his debut on the sacred stage on April 24, 2015, and has remained a mainstay at the Opry ever since then, with his eyes laser-focused on someday becoming a Grand Ole Opry member himself. “That’s always my biggest goal,” Ray tells Everything Nash….
Walker Hayes is a hands-on dad, in part because his father wasn’t. The 43-year-old grew up in a household where words of affirmation and affection were rarely offered by his own father, Charles Hayes. A workaholic real estate agent, Charles rarely had time for Hayes, the only child of his father’s second marriage, which had a blended family of…
Kenny Chesney‘s I Go Back Tour, which included Kelsea Ballerini as his opening act, is officially history. The country music superstar ended the tour with two back-to-back shows in Orange Beach, Alabama on May 26 and 27, adding the May 26 date after the tour had already been booked. “We usually close it down with a double,” Chesney says. “You…
It’s National Barbecue Day, and there might not be a better place to celebrate than in Nashville, Tennessee. The city, already becoming known as a prime destination for its dining experiences, boasts some of the best places to eat barbecue in the country. Keep reading to find five of our favorites. 1. Edley’s Bar-B-Que Edley’s Bar-B-Que has a very…
Scotty McCreery takes a look back at his life and career in a new episode of CMT Stages, available now. The show follows McCreery, from his early days in Garner, North Carolina, through his American Idol win in 2011, his two record deals, hit singles, marriage, fatherhood, and more. “When you think about Nashville, you’re thinking about how,…
Happy birthday, Michael Ray! The singer turns 35 on April 29. We found 11 things to know about the country music hitmaker. 1. One of his first gigs was with his grandfather. Ray developed his love of music from his late grandfather, Amos, who not only played Ray an eclectic list of artists, but also used him in his…
The collaboration with Home Free and Brooke Eden is out! The all-vocal group and the rising female star combined their talents for a dreamy new version of “Delta Dawn,” a song made popular by Tanya Tucker more than 50 years ago. “We love diving back into our roots, hitting on old country classics like this,” Home Free said of the…
Home Free has a new collaboration with Brooke Eden, out on Friday, April 21. The all-vocal group and the rising female singer will release their version of “Delta Dawn,” the iconic hit that introduced future Country Music Hall of Fame member, Tanya Tucker, to the world. Eden joined Home Free on their Home Free Family Christmas Tour, which included…
