Country
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High Times at Willie Nelson’s Luck Reunion
Generations of Willie devotees came together to revel in music and good times with the Red Headed Stranger in his own backyard.
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Scott H. Biram Sets Aside the Whiskey for “Red Wine”
The Austin-based one-man band channels George Jones to create a honky-tonk ballad that’s the perfect soundtrack for drowning your woes in the company of your demons..
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Jim Lauderdale Set to Release His Love Letter to Texas
Veteran Nashville songwriter Jim Lauderdale debuts a fresh take on the song he wrote that George Strait made a classic.
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One Man’s Mission to Save “Real Country”
Or “Ameripolitan,” the term Dale Watson coined to distinguish his music from the pop country of today.
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Getting to Know Mr. Rogers
Kenny Rogers, who has a new album, “You Can’t Make Old Friends,” talks about country versus pop, choosing duet partners, and never letting the audience down.
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VIDEO: Lyle Lovett Goes Deep Into Back Catalog for NPR “Tiny Desk Concert”
Watch Lyle and fiddler/back-up singer Luke Bulla break out "Cowboy Man," "If You Were to Wake Up," and "Good Intentions."
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The Coming of Redneck Hip
Rock and Country music met in Austin. That friendship may make the state.
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Y’all in the Family
How did Lloyd Maines get to be a revered guitarist and record producer? How did his daughter Natalie find fame as a Dixie Chick? Chalk it up to musicianship—and kinship.
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Gotta Lubbock
Buddy Holly. Waylon Jennings. Carolyn Hester. The Hancocks. The Flatlanders. An oral history of the state's most storied music scene.
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The Entertainer
How has Jacksonville native Neal McCoy, a self-described “easy-listenin’ kinda guy,” managed to sell five million country CDs and cassettes? It has little to do with his singing.