Rhonda Vincent is part of this summer’s Springer Mountain Farms Bluegrass Nights at the Ryman, a series celebrating bluegrass music. It’s a full-circle moment for Vincent, whose love of the hallowed institution began when she was just a child. “My very first visit to the Ryman was when I was around five or six years old, and I got…
One year ago today, on July 6, 2020, country music lost one of its biggest legends, with the passing of Charlie Daniels. Daniels was 83 years old when he died, after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke. Daniels was born in Wilmington, North Carolina, and from an early age was exposed to a wide variety of musical styles. By the time…
It’s a new chapter, at least musically, for Rory Feek. The singer-songwriter, and former one-half of the duo Joey + Rory, released Gentle Man on June 18, marking his first set of tunes since his wife, Joey, passed away in 2016. “Asking people to go buy our record or book or anything else has never been something that I’ve…
Almost a year after Charlie Daniels tragically passed away, a new 19-track album is slated to be released, honoring the Country Music Hall of Fame member’s enduring legacy. Charlie Daniels & Friends – Duets will be released on July 16, a star-studded record that includes duets with Vince Gill, Dolly Parton, Garth Brooks, Travis Tritt, Brooks & Dunn, Brad…
It’s the end of an era for High Valley. The sibling duo, made up of Brad and Curtis Rempel, made a name for themselves in their native Canada, before relocating to Tennessee, where they released one album, Dear Life, and two EPs, Farmhouse Sessions and Grew Up on That, and had two hit singles, “Make You Mine” and “She’s…
Rory Feek will release his first solo album ever in June, with the release of his Gentle Man album. Making the 14-track record also marked the first time Feek had set foot in the studio since the loss of his wife, Joey Feek, in 2016, a return that Feek once wasn’t sure he would ever make. “It wasn’t like…
Dolly Parton is mourning the loss of her beloved Uncle Bill Owens, who passed away on Wednesday, April 7. Owens, who Parton credits with inspiring her successful music career, was 85 years old when he passed away. “I’ve lost my beloved Uncle Bill Owens,” Parton wrote in a tribute posted on her website. “I knew my heart would break…
Rory Feek just dropped his duet with Trisha Yearwood, “Met Him In a Motel Room.” The song is from his upcoming Gentle Man album, out on June 18 on Gaither Music. Feek wrote the song — one of only two he wrote on Gentle Man — with Jamie Teachenor. “The song is about a woman of the night… sort…
JT Gray, owner of the Station Inn, one of the most-revered bluegrass venues in the world, has died. Gray was 75 years old when he passed away on March 20. The news was first announced on social media. “It is with the heaviest of hearts and deep sadness that we share the news of the passing of our dear…
Rory Feek has released a new song, “Me & The Blues,” in honor of his late wife, Joey Feek. The video for the song, from his upcoming Gentle Man album, shows Feek celebrating Valentine’s Day without his beloved spouse, who passed away, after a brave battle with cancer, in 2016. “The bright candle that had been Joey’s life was…
