The New York Times – Music:
The country star sang about desire, cheating, heartache and righteous revenge in three-minute vignettes that depicted lives she knew and understood.
Category: Country Music
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Loretta Lynn, Country Music Star and Symbol of Rural Resilience, Dies at 90
The New York Times – Music:
Her powerful voice, playful lyrics and topical songs were a model for generations of country singers and songwriters. So was her life story.
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Joe Bussard, Obsessive Collector of Rare Records, Dies at 86
The New York Times – Music:
His life revolved around his massive hoard of fragile 78 r.p.m. disks of jazz, blues, country and gospel music recorded between the 1920s and ’50s.
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Ray Edenton, ‘A-Team’ Studio Guitarist in Nashville, Dies at 95
The New York Times – Music:
In a career that spanned four decades, he played on thousands of sessions and accompanied many of the biggest names in country music.
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Zach Bryan Is Music’s Most Reluctant New Star
The New York Times – Music:
The Navy veteran — who blends folk, rock and country — has had a breakthrough year with his major-label debut, “American Heartbreak.” But fame isn’t what he’s after.
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Morgan Wallen’s Career Seemed Over. Now He’s Broken a Billboard Record.
The New York Times – Music:
The country singer was rebuked by the music industry after using a racial slur. Still, “Dangerous: The Double Album” has logged 86 weeks in the Top 10 of Billboard’s 200 chart.
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Finding Peace on a River Float in Texas
The New York Times – Travel:
From the center of an inner tube drifting down the slow-moving Guadalupe, in Texas, life looks good.
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Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield and Jess Williamson Debut as Plains
The New York Times – Music:
Both singer-songwriters came of age in the South and started out in indie-rock. Their joint project explores a spectrum of country influences and lets them reckon with their pasts.
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Kane Brown Didn’t Fit the Country Music Mold. So He Made His Own.
The New York Times – Music:
Prejudice has followed the biracial singer from his earliest days as a performer. Now a proven hitmaker in a range of styles, he’s releasing his third album, “Different Man.”