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George Jones was down and out in country music as 1980 dawned, but by the end of the year he would be bigger than ever thanks to one very special song. The country legend scored a string of classic hits throughout the ’60s and early ’70s that included “Window Up Above,” “She Thinks I Still Care,” “The Race Is On” and “The Grand Tour.” But by the mid-1970s Jones’ alcohol and drug abuse, coupled with a troubled history of marriages and a penchant for missing shows, had badly damaged his career, and he was widely considered a has-been in country music. That changed with the release of “He Stopped...
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Garth Brooks frequently collaborates with his wife Trisha Yearwood, but many fans might not know that he co-wrote one of his biggest hits with his first wife, Sandy Mahl. Brooks collaborated with Mahl on “That Summer,” but only after the original idea that he had started with songwriter Pat Alger didn’t quite pan out. In a 1996 television special, Brooks recalled that the original story was about a married woman whose husband is ignoring her at a party, so she goes off and has an affair with a single guy. Brooks’ producer, Allen Reynolds, told him he couldn’t root for the characters in the son...
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When Elvis Presley took the stage in Indianapolis on June 26, 1977, nobody knew it would prove to be the final concert performance of his career. The King of Rock and Roll ran through a set of his biggest hits that night, ending with one of his best-known songs, “Can’t Help Falling in Love.” The 42-year-old entertainment icon’s career had been in decline for years, tanked by a combination of bad B-movies, bad soundtracks from those movies devaluing his music and declining sales, as well as his massive weight gain and tendency toward lazy, self-indulgent performances. But he enjoyed a career re...
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Hunter Hayes was destined for a life in music from a young age. Hayes was just five years old when he joined Hank Williams Jr onstage to perform the Hank Williams classic “Jambalaya (On the Bayou).” According to the Roland Note, Hayes joined Bocephus on stage at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, on June 14, 1997. He brought his accordion on stage to perform the classic country song in front of 200,000 fans in attendance, much to Williams’ amazement. Not only is Hayes adorable and spot-on with the lyrics in the clip, but his accordion playing and stage presence are professional grade. ...
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Kid Rock announced in 2017 that he was running for Senate before revealing the whole thing was a joke, but he’s not the only singer with ties to country music to seek public office. Do you remember which country singer ran for office in his home state twice? Sammy Kershaw has long been an outspoken conservative Republican; he campaigned alongside President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney in 2000 and 2004 and with Senator John McCain and Governor Sarah Palin in 2008, but he decided to go beyond just talking about politics or supporting candidates in 2007 when he threw his hat in t...
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Miranda Lambert changed the entire trajectory of her career and life when she scored her first No. 1 hit on June 12, 2010, but many fans might not be aware that the song wasn’t even meant for her. In fact, it was originally pitched to her ex-husband, Blake Shelton. Tom Douglas and Allen Shamblin wrote “The House That Built Me,” and they worked for a long time to get it right, editing out some lyrics and adding the crucial line,“If I could just come in, I swear I’ll leave / I won’t take nothing but a memory.” They sent it to Shelton, who at that time was Lambert’s boyfriend. She was present whe...
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Clint Eastwood has often featured country music in his films, but did you know that he once scored a No. 1 country hit of his own? What Is Clint Eastwood’s Connection to Country Music?Eastwood drenched several of his late ’70s and early ’80s films in country music. He helped Mel Tillis and Eddie Rabbitt score No. 1 hits from his 1978 movie Every Which Way But Loose with “Coca-Cola Cowboy” and the title song, and in 1980 he did it again for David Frizzell and Shelly West, who landed “You’re the Reason God Made Oklahoma” on the Any Which Way You Can soundtrack. That year also marked his own coun...
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Tim McGraw quit drinking quite a few years ago, but the country superstar didn’t just give up alcohol — he did it on the very first day of a major tour. McGraw told Oprah Winfrey that he quit drinking on the actual day that he launched his Live Your Voice tour, which kicked off May 30, 2008. “It got to the point where I knew I drank too much,” he said in an interview. “I knew it was affecting my personal relationships. It was affecting my professional relationships. It was affecting my family. It was turning me into a person that I didn’t want to be. I knew I was at a point where I could lose ...
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Alan Jackson has made several statements at the CMA Awards, including a performance of “Choices” when he was supposed to sing “Pop a Top” in 1999. However, his 1994 performance of “Gone Country” might be one of the funniest moments in ACM Awards history, and most people probably missed the reason. The story goes that Jackson was asked to play a pre-recorded version of his hit, and he didn’t like it. He may have felt it was lying to fans and viewers, so he told his drummer to play with no sticks. Watch as Bruce Rutherford swings his arms like a madman while holding nothing but the tips of his f...
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Subscribe to Taste of Country on Youtube Blake Shelton has gone on to become one of the biggest stars in country music, but at the time of his Grand Ole Opry debut on May 5, 2001, he was just another aspiring country singer looking for his big break. Shelton had released his debut single, “Austin,” just weeks earlier on April 16, and that’s the song he performed for his big moment in the spotlight on the hallowed stage. No video footage of that moment is publicly available, and it wasn’t one of those legendary a-star-is-born moments that go down in country music history. In fact, Shelton himse...
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