**Editor’s note: This past spring, Kelly McCartney sat down with Patterson Hood to talk about his buddy and former bandmate Jason Isbell. She wanted to dig into Isbell’s time in the Drive-By … Read More
As part of the Atlanta music scene that yielded the Indigo Girls, Shawn Mullins, Sugarland, and John Mayer, singer/songwriter Michelle Malone has come a long way, musically speaking, since making … Read More
To escape the wilds of West Virginia, a young Bill Withers joined the Navy, where he worked as an aircraft mechanic. After his service, he landed a job in an … Read More
Singer/songwriter Kevin Gordon grew up in the northeast corner of Louisiana, in a town called Monroe. He played in the school band, probably fished in Black Bayou, and went to … Read More
Although Music City has more than a few country music princesses, it has only one true queen: Marlene Twitty-Fargo. Backed by her band of top-notch players — known collectively as … Read More
Since the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum began its annual artist-in-residence program back in 2003, only two women have graced its stage — Connie Smith, in 2012, and … Read More
Folk-pop maven Jonatha Brooke hasn’t toured a whole lot in recent years and so was met with easy, eager applause from a roomful of Nashville fans on Sunday night at City … Read More
From the first notes out of her mouth, Ruby Amanfu makes it perfectly clear why everyone from Jack White to Weezer wants to sing with her. Quite simply, she’s one … Read More