One of the very first installments of Country Fried Rock that I wrote was on Fifth on the Floor’s “The Fall.” The Southern soul tune remains my favorite by the band, but this ballad is a very, very close second. You May Also Like: Left Lane Cruiser’s Bring Yo’ AssRead More

There are deeper and more serious songs on Eric Strickland and the B Sides’ new album Honky Tonk ‘Til I Die, but there’s not one that’s more fun. You May Also Like: How Jim White’s ‘Wrong-Eyed Jesus!’ Changed My Mind About Country Music

At first blush, Whiskey Myers’ “Ballad of a Southern Man” has the makings of a country checklist song. Then something interesting happens.

Unlike several of the country music bloggers that I enjoy reading regularly, I don’t consider myself a crusader against pop country. I don’t care for it, and if I mention it, it’s usually some snide comment You May Also Like: No related posts.

You might have heard a Chris Knight song, even if you don’t recognize his name. They’ve been recorded by plenty of names you would recognize You May Also Like: Joshua Burnell – ‘Glass Knight’ (2023)

My son and I went bowling on a recent afternoon, and while at the alley, I was assaulted by an hour and a half of current Nashville songs. You May Also Like: Jackson Taylor and the Sinners – ‘Which Way Is Up’ (2016)

Since being signed to Zac Brown’s record label and touring with Brown last year, Atlanta-based Blackberry Smoke is probably a lot better known You May Also Like: Blackberry Smoke – ‘Be Right Here’ (2024) Blackberry Smoke, “Waiting on the Thunder” from Like an Arrow (2016): One Track Mind

So usually I try to focus this feature on the new kids on the block, but sometimes you’ve just got to dip back into the classics. You May Also Like: Ward Davis – ‘Live from an Undisclosed Location in Hays, Kansas’ (2022)

Much of Bob Wayne’s 2011 Century Media debut Outlaw Carnie was spent raising hell and firing off rowdy, braggadocio-filled country rockers culled from his previous self-released albums You May Also Like: No related posts.

Sometimes real country music isn’t about deep and meaningful emotions, but just about something that the listener can identify with and relate to You May Also Like: ‘Leon Russell: The Master of Space and Time’s Journey Through Rock & Roll History’ (2023): Books Catherine Russell – ‘Alone Together’ (2019)