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Vincent Neil Emerson was watching Edward Norton portray both a rhapsodizing stoner and his straitlaced brother in 2009’s Leaves of Grass when the actor began singing a Townes Van Zandt song onscreen. Emerson, a native of East Texas, hadn’t yet discovered the tragic songwriter at the time and he dutifully …

The latest offering from Mary Stuart’s upcoming album Songs I Sing in the Dark is “Skip a Rope,” the 1967 country song first recorded by the singer Henson Cargill. “The song is a socially conscious treasure from those times, relevant literature with a beat,” Stuart said of “Skip a Rope” …

We’ve had three presidents and two popes since Jamey Johnson last released an album of original songs. The double-LP The Guitar Song arrived in 2010, just two years after Johnson’s breakout record That Lonesome Song shattered Nashville’s glossy façade with a return to rough-and-tumble outlaw songwriting and production. But the …

The Moon River Music Festival will return to Coolidge Park in Chattanooga, Tennessee, for two days of music this fall. Leading the lineup for the September 11th to 12th event are artists including Wilco, Lord Huron, and Old Crow Medicine Show. Organized by Drew Holcomb (who will also perform with …

Jason Isbell is often lauded for his immense skill as a songwriter — and rightly so — but he’s also a nimble guitarist who can trade fiery licks with the 400 Unit’s Sadler Vaden when their live shows get loud. On Tuesday, Isbell made it a little easier to get …

Kip Moore joins the many country artists going back on tour this fall. The Georgia native announced dates for his headlining How High Tour on Monday and released a video for his song “Good Life.” The How High Tour begins October 14th at the Riviera Theater in Chicago and currently …

Reba McEntire walks a lonely, desolate path in the new video for “Somehow You Do,” her first release in nearly two years. The song appears in the new film Four Good Days, starring Glenn Close and Mila Kunis. “Somehow You Do” was penned by songwriting great Diane Warren, who also …

Whether it’s coming out of Nashville, New York, L.A., or points in between, there’s no shortage of fresh tunes, especially from artists who have yet to become household names.Rolling Stone Country selects some of the best new music releases from country and Americana artists. (Check out last week’s best songs.) …

Before he became a country-rock troubadour, Rob Leines was a welder. Turns out, that old skill set came in handy when the pandemic hit: He’s back to working with metal until touring can safely resume. In his new song “Good Time,” he looks ahead to more loud nights in the …

A native of West Tennessee’s cotton-rich Haywood County, Tina Tuner was born Anna Mae Bullock in 1939 and would go on to become a household name in the Sixties and Seventies, performing alongside her soon-to-be-ex-husband, Ike Turner. Her extraordinary career would take her to the pop charts and around the …