His Songs Were Carved In Stone: Patterson Hood Remembers Merle HaggardApril 8, 2016Haggard, who died April 6, was singularly rebellious and rootless, and his songs are a graduate course in everything timeless and true about music, says the Drive-By Truckers singer.
RootsCountry Legend Merle Haggard Dies At 79April 6, 2016Outlaw, "Okie from Muskogee", poet of working class values and a fixture in country music for 50 years, Merle Haggard died Wednesday, April 6, his 79th birthday.
RootsOn 'Full Circle,' Loretta Lynn Has New Stories From 'Fist City'March 4, 2016With more than 50 albums behind her — and her latest, Full Circle, out now — Lynn has some advice for persevering: "Girls, listen," she says. "You gotta be tough."
RootsThe Music Of A Struggle: Sam Gleaves' Traditional RevolutionNovember 16, 2015On Ain't We Brothers, Sam Gleaves makes same-sex relationships a central part of the story of the rural south.
RootsDolly In Nashville: Authenticity That Makes Room For RhinestonesAugust 3, 2015At her first headlining shows in Nashville in a dozen years, Parton turned the Ryman Auditorium into the Church of Dolly.
RootsKacey Musgraves Sings One For Marriage EqualityJune 26, 2015Kacey Musgraves performed a Tiny Desk Concert for NPR Music on the same day the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage. So she couldn't possibly pass up the chance to play "Follow Your Arrow."
Insight With Vicki GonzalezKepi Goes Country, Live In StudioJanuary 13, 2015Kepi Ghoulie of the very famous punk band the Groovie Ghoulies goes country in his latest solo album. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
RootsIn The Still Of The Night, There's A Riot In Garth BrooksDecember 31, 2014After more than a decade offstage raising his daughters, the singer is touring. "It's like nothing is being held back," he says. "You get to eat mashed potatoes with both hands instead of one." Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
RootsAfter 30 Years Of Rock'n' Kepi Ghoulie Goes CountryDecember 12, 2014 | Melody StoneAfter spending 30 years touring and making music, Sacramento punk rocker, Kepi Ghoulie released an Americana album.
RootsAngaleena Presley And The Country Song As DocumentaryOctober 13, 2014On her solo debut, the Kentucky-born songwriter and member of the country trio Pistol Annies relishes storytelling. Not all the stories are true, but every one comes from real life.
