When one of the greatest country music artists to ever exist tells an entire crowd about how much they looked up to another artist, you know that other artist had to be a true gem. That’s certainly the case where Merle Haggard is concerned, as he managed to influence and inspire a large majority of […]
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In 1998, a man the world called “Ol’ Blue Eyes” closed his eyes one last time. Frank Sinatra was 82 years old when he passed away, but he left a legacy behind that will live on forever. Towards the end of his long, illustrious career, Sinatra began recording for his album Duets. The plan was […]
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Yellowstone features tons of country songs in its episodes. The show formed an even stronger connection to the country music community when it cast CMA Award-winning artist Lainey Wilson in its fifth season. The show’s first prequel series, 1883, starred Tim McGraw and Faith Hill. The country music power couple played James and Margaret Dutton, […]
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The CMA Awards made history during its 50th Anniversary show. Legendary performers joined together for quite possibly the most epic opening number country music fans have ever seen. As the show went on, it did not disappoint. From Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood’s medley of famous duets, to Brooks & Dunn’s comeback performance with Jason […]
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You probably know this song extremely well, but do you know how it came to be? In the 1980s, we were introduced to the future King of Country Music. In that decade alone, George Strait released nine albums, which produced 17 number one singles, one of which was “The Chair.” To begin his reign as […]
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Many may not know this, but October 28th is National First Responders Day, a day which according to Alexander County, “recognizes the heroic men and women who take immediate action when an emergency arises. In Alexander County, there are more than 600 paid and volunteer first responders.” Today is National First Responders Day – a […]
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The King of country music and his adorable little grandson hit radio waves in 2019 with a song that folks had never heard before! George Strait had announced some of the details for his brand-spanking-new album ahead of time, and along with it – dropped a new single that features his precious grandson George Harvey […]
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Tackling a song brought to the world by one of the legendary voices in country music history, the man called the ‘King of Country’ dazzles the audience with this chart-topping ballad. Today's #CountryStandardTime at 11AM E/P has classics by @GeorgeStrait, @TheCrystalGayle, Conway Twitty & more! #TBT pic.twitter.com/Wg90ASkzU5 — Heartland (@WatchHeartland) May 14, 2015 Written and […]
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George Strait and his wife, Norma, celebrated their 50th anniversary in December 2021. They received lots of happy anniversary wishes on social media after George’s team put up a post about their special day. “Send George and Norma some love for their anniversary today!” the team captioned a throwback photo of George and Norma at […]
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The Building Bricks Of A Legacy George Strait was still in the beginning of his career in 1984, but by that point he already had three number one singles. By the start of 1985 Strait had three more number ones to his name, when all of his singles from 1984 claimed the top spot on […]
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