Nashville, Tenn — Most of the major record labels are still reeling from year after year of declining CD sales and lost revenue now that the digital era has arrived. Many labels still aren’t offering any real alternatives to customers other than iTunes and similar knock-offs. Del McCoury and his label, McCoury Music, are attempting [...]

I’ve made it a cardinal rule to listen to a new CD at least three times before sitting down at the computer to give my take on it. Even then, I sometimes wonder if that’s enough to pass any kind of judgment, although I fully realize that any review of a CD — no matter who writes it — is only one person’s opinion.

By now I guess I’ve listened to Leavin’ You, a new CD by The Vaughns, the self-required three times — and then some. In fact, I’m having trouble keeping it out of my CD player. The more I listen to this West Virginia-based family band, the more I relish their work.

John Oates “1000 Miles of Life” features some of Nashville’s finest session players including Sam Bush, Bela Fleck and Jerry Douglas.
Los Angeles, CA — For John Oates, longtime member of music’s best-selling duo of all time Daryl Hall & John Oates, his second solo album, 1000 Miles of Life, scheduled for release on September [...]

Nashville, Tenn. — Don’t miss The Grascals’ performance on WGN News at Noon this Friday, August 29. They will be performing songs from their recently released CD, Keep On Walkin’. The Grascals’ new recording, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Bluegrass chart and remained there for five consecutive weeks, is the band’s [...]