The New York Times – Music:
Mr. Coe, who wrote “Take This Job and Shove It” and other chart-topping hits, was a transgressive exponent of the outlaw country movement of the 1970s and ’80s.
Category: Country Music
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11 Great American Songwriters Who Didn’t Make Our List
The New York Times – Music:
The New York Times Magazine named the 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters. Here are more contenders, including Billy Joel, Frank Ocean and Neko Case.
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Lucinda Williams Explains What It Takes to Write a Great Song
The New York Times – Music:
The singer-songwriter talks about being self-taught, and reaching down into the deepest, darkest parts of herself to pull out a song.
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Three of Nashville’s Finest Writers Explain How Country Hits Get Written
The New York Times – Music:
Shane McAnally, Brandy Clark and Josh Osborne talk about songwriting as a day job and the art of telling simple truths in a single line.
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Wayne Moss, Guitarist Who Helped Broaden Country Sound, Dies at 88
The New York Times – Music:
A top Nashville musician, he played for Bob Dylan and on “Oh, Pretty Woman” and “Jolene,” and was in the country-rock groups Area Code 615 and Barefoot Jerry.
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Is 1990s Alternative Rock the New Country?
The New York Times – Music:
Stagecoach Festival started out as the “country Coachella,” but has been morphing into a new home for ’90s rock bands slinging angst and guitar music.
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Don Schlitz, Prolific Writer of Country Music Hits, Dies at 73
The New York Times – Music:
He won a Grammy for the Kenny Rogers song “The Gambler,” and also wrote for Randy Travis, the Judds and Mary Chapin Carpenter.
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Kacey Musgraves, the Pussycat Dolls: 8 Songs We’re Talking About This Week
The New York Times – Music:
Kacey Musgraves laments her frustration, the Pussycat Dolls attempt a comeback and Bella Kay cracks the Top 40 with a tune about turmoil.
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Choosin’ 9 Songs About Texas
The New York Times – Music:
Listen to Ella Langley’s Hot 100 hit and more songs about a place that’s long been a source of musical inspiration.