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The journey of Country Music discovery, one song at a time. Reviews, analysis, discovery.
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Confessions of an Ella Fella (opens the original)
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Our national nightmare is over. Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” has officially spent 23 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100, surpassing Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” to become the longest-running number-one hit in Hot 100 history.What does this mean? What does this mean for music as a whole? What does it mean for country music? And can something like this be replicated? What’s the formula? What’s the magic of Ella Langley and “Choosin’ Texas”? How come the Beatles never managed a
Confronting My Biases (opens the original)
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It's took a longer than usual period of time to hammer this out. Will probably mean only one more post this month. The 2-3 posts per month is normally a fine pace, but if I get bogged down writing one piece, it can clog things up further down the pipe. Hopefully, in October, I'll be able to bang em out.I was doing some thinking in response to my recent Wilder Blue piece. There, I shouted out their song, Never Found You:“Never Found You” takes the basic formula of finding the person you love and
The Best Country Act of the Decade? (opens the original)
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This piece is approximately three days late. I could tell you guys some story about how I wanted to let the Molly Tuttle piece have its time in the sun which, fittingly for an album entitled So Long Little Miss Sunshine, felt appropriate. The reality is that I just hadn’t finished editing this in time. Just managed to squeeze this into what is technically still the weekend. I normally drop in mornings, but if readers prefer afternoons or evenings, please reach out and let me know. Enjoy!In <a hr
A Molly Tuttle Olive Branch (opens the original)
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Joe here. Before we jump into this, I gotta acknowledge the passing of Dolly Parton. It’s a sad day for all of us, not just for country fans. I have no words, honestly. R.I.P.Many will probably issue long posts and articles. I may link to a few, but I don’t anticipate myself writing one. It feels kind of crass. I am not in the obituary game, and I didn’t write one for Toby Keith when he tragically passed. I see myself similarly abstaining for Dolly. I suspect many others can and will do a better
The Backlog: An August Spread (opens the original)
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Early August and we are finally clearing up some room for all these new releases coming down the pipe. This is probably the backlog post with the biggest variance n quality. I was surprised just how good some of these were, twas unexpected. Subgenre Numbering System:1 — Traditional Country2 — Country Rock3 — Modern Country4 — Pop Country5 — Southern Pop1. Fortune Teller — Bobby Dove13 tracks / 43 min | Subgen
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