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Jerry Chesnut, 87, Country Songwriter With Blue-Collar Hits, Dies

2297 days ago
New York TimesHis songs have been sung by Loretta Lynn, Willie Nelson, George Jones, Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Jerry Lee Lewis and two Elvises: Presley and Costello. more info

Country songwriter Jerry Chesnut, penned hits for Elvis and George Jones, dies

2299 days ago
Chicago Sun-Times, ILChesnut retired from the business in 1980, but his two most famous songs, "T-R-O-U-B-L-E" and "A Good Year for Roses," continued to find new life. more info

Country songwriter Jerry Chesnut, who penned hits for Elvis and George Jones, dies at 87

2299 days ago
USA Today MusicChesnut wrote the Elvis Presley hit "T-R-O-U-B-L-E" and George Jones' "A Good Year For the Roses."             more info

Aquarium Drunkard Presents: Country Soul Sisters V – A Mixtape

2475 days ago
Aquarium DrunkardThe return of Country Soul Sisters, part V. The girls are back and this time accompanied by current beaus, used-to-be’s, short-term disasters and life-time partners. All of which produced some of the finest duets in country music. Aquarium Drunkard... more info

Joshua Hedley releasing debut on Third Man (listen), on tour now

2544 days ago
Brooklyn VeganFloridian country artist Joshua Hedley makes classic, tear-in-my-beer country that sounds like he could've come straight from the '60s era of George Jones, Tammy Wynette, Jim Reeves, Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn.... Continue reading… more info

Famed Muscle Shoals music producer Rick Hall dies at 85

2649 days ago
USA Today MusicHall, 85, recorded artists ranging from Aretha Franklin to George Jones.             more info

STAIND Frontman AARON LEWIS To Release 'Sinner' Country Solo Album In September

3213 days ago
Roadrunner - BlabbermouthKnown for genuinely gritty lyrics and hard rock anthems, STAIND frontman Aaron Lewis is getting back to his country roots September 16 with his first album on Dot Records, titled "Sinner". Lewis comes out of the gate "with both fists flying" on the l... more info

See Trace Adkins Walk the Line in New 'Jesus and Jones' Video

3255 days ago
Rolling StoneTrace Adkins' brand-new single "Jesus and Jones" — his first for Wheelhouse Records and also his first since checking himself into rehab in 2014 for alcohol dependency — is serious business, nodding to country legend George Jones and... more info

Flashback: George Jones Performs Medley of Hits on 'Town Hall Party'

3264 days ago
Rolling StoneThree years ago today, on April 24th, 2013, the world lost the greatest voice country music has ever known. George Jones was born September 12th, 1931, in the "Big Thicket," the heavily wooded area of Southeast Texas, and his early life was itself de... more info

The Everly Brothers :: Roots

3529 days ago
Aquarium DrunkardThe Everly Brothers released Roots in 1968, a pioneering country-rock album that found them covering material from their influences both past and present – including the likes of Merle Haggard, George Jones, Jimmie Rodgers and Randy Newman. Bookend... more info

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