Karen Walker

Garth has struck again!

I am a fan of Garth Brooks. I signed up a long time ago for official updates via his website. Today, I got this:

The words we've been waiting for 12 long years to hear could be spoken in mere weeks: Garth is back!

You are probably saying "Who is Jim Foglesong and why should I care?" Well, if it wasn't for Mr. Foglesong, we wouldn't have had music from some of the greatest artists in Country Music history.
Jim Foglesong died at age 90 this past Tuesday...

Randy Travis had not one, but two major health scares this week, stemming from a virus in the heart. I am just glad he seems to be on the road to recovery.
Countless people posted on social media praising him and thanking him for the great music he has given us...

Wagon Wheel is one of my favorite songs ever. It's got a contagious quality that makes it one of the biggest earworms I've ever had. Darius Rucker recognized it's appeal and smartly recorded it.
What you may not know is the way the song was created and built upon...

I will never forget seeing the Tennessee River Boys at Opryland in the 80's. They had a harmony like nobody and the music was a mix of bluegrass and country. You may know them as Diamond Rio.
After performing for a couple of years at Opryland, the band got signed to a record deal and released th…

I am pretty open when it comes to accepting new artists into Country. It's ok if I rocker wants to go back to his country roots. Let's face it, Jim Reeves, Patsy Cline and others of that time were considered "too pop"! Look at Pasty Cline now...

Once upon a time, Ronnie Dunn was a psychology major at Abilene Christian University. Then they gave him the ultimatum of staying in school or chasing his music dream.  We all know his choice. He was mildly successful as a solo act ,then he was paired with Kix Brooks to form the legendary, awar…

You may have heard us mention, from time to time, that singers like Toby Keith and Trace Adkins are overseas with the USO. Toby Keith just returned from a tour and Jamey Johnson recently went. You probably don't think much of it, but those tours they do mean the world to our troops...

George Strait is getting ready to wrap up his touring career. The Cowboy Rides Away tour wraps up in his hometown of San Antonio, Texas on June 1st. While that is going on, he just released his 28th studio album Love Is Everything! 
Love Is Everything was produced by longtime collabora…

If you saw the George Jones Funeral, this past Friday, you may have seen Vince Gill struggling to get through singing Go Rest High On That Mountain. Alongside him was his go to harmony vocalist Patty Loveless. She kept on singing when he couldn't go on...

For me, the news of George Jones passing away hit hard. There are a handful of people you just think of as immortal; for me George Jones is one. He was there my whole life. A part of my soundtrack..
George Jones was a member of "the elite" in the class 1955...

The Country Music Hall of Fame announced its 2013 inductees into the Hall this week. Legendary songwriter and record producer Cowboy jack Clement, Kenny Rogers and Bobby Bare.
I was very excited to see Bobby Bare on the list. I loved his music when I was growing up...