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I’ll never forget the first time I heard Joe Diffie sing.
It was close to midnight on a hot summer Sunday night as I was driving down a lonely stretch of I-20 between Columbia, South Carolina and Augusta, Georgia.
I was stationed at Augusta’s Fort Gordon Army base at the time and I was on my way back to Augusta after spending the weekend “back home” in Virginia.
If you’re a fan of Classic Country Music you’re probably well familiar with the uber-talented Marty Stuart.
What you night not know about Marty is just how young he was when he started working as a professional musician, performing with some of the biggest stars of the day in the Country and Bluegrass genres.
The short video below is just one example of the young Marty’s work.
Well, the requests for more music by The Petersen Family Bluegrass Band just keep rolling in.
I had no idea when I first featured them on here just how popular they would turn out to be.
In today’s video, Ellen and her incredibly talented siblings give a masterful performance of the Linda Ronstadt classic “High Sierra”.
And I must say, they more than do it justice. [Read more…]
Chances are you’re quite familiar with the hit song “I Will Always Love You”.
What you might not know is that song went to #1 a total of three times, on two different Billboard charts.
This post details the history of that wonderful song and how it eventually made it to the very top of the charts on three different occasions. [Read more…]
A while back I featured this fantastic instrumental performance of “Sultans of Swing” by Chelsea and Grace Constable, two ultra-talented sisters from nearby Kingsport, Tennessee.
Today’s video showcases the talents of these young ladies once again.
This time they’re performing “Jerry’s Breakdown”, a fast-paced scorcher that was written and frequently performed by guitar legend Jerry Reed. [Read more…]