The New York Times – Music:
The unflashy 32-year-old star makes irrepressibly catchy and relatable country anthems. Now he’s walking a tricky line: finding ways to evolve without straying too far from his roots.
Category: Country Music
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Toby Keith Says He Has Stomach Cancer, but ‘So Far, So Good’
The New York Times – Music:
The country music star has been undergoing treatment, including chemotherapy, radiation and surgery, for the last six months, he said in a statement.
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Bill Walker, Nashville Force as Conductor and Arranger, Dies at 95
The New York Times – Music:
He scored chart-topping records for country stars and later served as the musical director of “The Johnny Cash Show.”
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Why ‘This Is How We Do It’ Is Actually a Country Song
The New York Times – Music:
Wesley Morris has a revelation about Montell Jordan’s 1995 R&B hit.
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Review: Wilco’s Understated Magnum Opus ‘Cruel Country’
The New York Times – Music:
On “Cruel Country,” the Chicago band ponders a genre and a nation.
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Naomi Judd Died of a Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound, Her Daughter Says
The New York Times – Music:
The actress Ashley Judd said in a television interview on Thursday that her mother was suffering from mental illness when she died last month.
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Naomi Judd, of Grammy-Winning The Judds, Dies at 76
The New York Times – Music:
The country music duo, made up of Naomi and Wynonna Judd, was to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday.
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Drugs, Planes, Bail: The Wild Story of George Jones’s Lost Recordings
The New York Times – Music:
Plans to market long unheard tapes by the country star — discovered in a court storage vault decades after being posted by narcotics traffickers — are at the center of a bitter dispute.