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CELEBRATING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF PETER COOPER: CMA THEATER

Nancy Posey
Nashville is a big city that sometimes feels like a small town—connections everywhere. Tonight, Music City paid tribute to one of those connectors. Peter Cooper, whose died last December at 52, could not be easily encapsulated. He was a journalist, singer-songwriter, and since 2014, senior director of the Country Music......

THE IMAGINARIES: TO APPEAR IN PULASKI

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Maggie McClure and Shane Henry, the husband-and-wife duo performing as recording as The Imaginaries will appear Friday, February 10, at Venue 220 in Pulaski, TN. The pair joined forces after successful solo careers, recording their self-titled debut album at Portside Sound in Muscle Shoals. They released a new single “Things......

SPBGMA’S HIDDEN TREASURES @ MUSIC CITY SHERATON

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The Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music in America (SPBGMA) convened this past weekend at the Sheraton Music City, bringing together bluegrass legends, up-and-comers, and fans young and old. Highlights of the event include the band contests and the SPBGMA awards show on Saturday night. This year’s show featured......

HENHOUSE PROWLERS: ANALOG@THE HUTTON HOTEL

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After they wrapped up recording of their upcoming album in Nashville this week and before heading home to Chicago, the Henhouse Prowlers took the Analog Stage at the Hutton Hotel on Tuesday night. Throughout the performance, the four members of the band circle the mic and one another, alternating lead......

Oxford American’s 2022 Music Issue: A Conversation with Editor Danielle A. Jackson

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In a time when some people question the future of print journalism, Oxford American magazine has enjoyed a year-long celebration of the 30th anniversary. A perennial favorite of readers, the music issue hit the shelves this month with a focus on “Country Roots.” Editor Daniel A. Jackson knows not to......

JACK SCHNEIDER RELEASES BEST BE ON MY WAY

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The simplicity of the songs that found their way to Jack Schneider’s debut album Best Be on My Way may be deceptive. The factors that brought Schneider to this point in his music career have been years in the making. He admits his first advantage was having parents in the......

Guralnick and Escott Tell the Story of Sun Records and the Birth of Rock and Roll

Nancy Posey
The Birth of Rock ‘n’ Roll: The Illustrated Story of Sun Records & the 70 Records That Changed the World, released in celebration of the iconic record label’s 70th anniversary, promises to be one coffee table book that will not gather dust on the coffee table. The book was co-written......

Becky Buller Releases “Last Christmas”

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When the stores start moving Halloween merchandise off the shelves to make room for Christmas, music lovers can look forward to previews of new holiday music from across genres. On November 4, IBMA-award-winning vocalist and fiddler Becky Buller released the first radio single off her upcoming Christmas album The Perfect......