Lee Brice released his debut album, Love Like Crazy, in 2009. The title track went all the way #3 on the Billboard Country chart and set a record as the longest-charting song in that chart’s history. In 2012, he topped his own success with Hard 2 Love, an album that...Read More »
The Band Perry turned their musical harmonies into big business. Kimberly Perry originally sang solo in her own band as a teenager while her brothers Neil and Reid worked as roadies. At ages 8 and 10, the brothers began performing as an opening act, the Mobile Music Machines. When they...Read More »
Scotty McCreery won the tenth season of American Idol in May 2011. His debut studio album, Clear As Day was released in October of the same year and went on to be certified platinum in the United States. The album includes the top 20 country songs, “I Love You This Big”...Read More »
Love and Theft first made their mark on country music in 2009 with the Top Ten hit “Runaway.” The single helped open the door for their debut album, World Wide Open which made it’s debut in the top ten and also produced the hit single “Dancing In Circles.”
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Brooke Eden is determined to make it in music and has shown that throughout her music career. A contemporary country artist with drive and a little attitude, Eden made her way into the music business on her own, and her self-reliance became the focus of one of her signature songs.
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Chris Lane will release his debut album, Girl Problems! on August 5, the day before his performance at the WGAR Country Jam. The title for the album came to Lane after he realized that most of the songs seemed to have a common theme.
“While in the studio working on the...Read More »
As the runner up on the tenth season of American Idol, Lauren Alaina already had established herself as a singer and entertainer. She was signed to Interscope Records/Mercury Nashville/19 Recordings and released her debut single “Like My Mother Does” following the finale of American Idol. The song entered the Billboard...Read More »
Matt Gary started promoting his up-tempo country love song to radio earlier this year and has continued to grow his following while he gets ready to release his album which includes the song “It’s On You” later in 2016.
A country artist who likes to mix contemporary Nashville sounds with pop...Read More »
The Ohio State Fair welcomed nearly one million people through the gates in 2015, and this year’s entertainment line up should help them eclipse that number in 2016. The roster of stars performing during the 12-day celebration of Ohio includes Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, Maddie & Tae, John Kay, Steppenwolf...Read More »
He started recording in the ’50’s, and didn’t see critical acclaim until late in the ’70’s when he released the song “Lucille,” that made him a household name with the #1 hit across 12 countries and sold over 5 million copies. Kenny Rogers followed that song up with hits like...Read More »
I’ve been to a handful of country music festivals over the years. Country Concert in Fort Loramie, WCOL Country Jam in Thornville and even the massive Stagecoach Music Festival in Southern California. When I had realized that the one fest that had been on my list for years, Jamboree In...Read More »
The WGAR Country Jam 2016 will mark the 25th year that the radio station has presented the country concert event and this year will see the festival head to a new venue. The Black River Landing in Lorain, Ohio will play host for the Country Jam on Saturday, August 6th...Read More »
