Paul Stanley Interviews Hank Williams
Hank Williams is one of country music's most iconic names. Yet the award-winning mastering engineer Hank Williams has worked his magic on many of our favorite hit songs. Artist projects that Hank mastered include Glen Campbell, Etta James, George Strait, Charlie Daniels, Carrie Underwood, Alabama, Garth Brooks, Lee Ann Womack, Hank [...]
Rendy Lovelady On Building Florida’s Gulf Coast Jam
Rendy Lovelady has spent decades managing artists and producing music events. His latest endeavor is the Gulf Coast Jam, held annually in Panama City Beach, Florida. This year's event featuring Luke Bryan, Brad Paisley, and the legendary Southern rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd is rescheduled for March 25-26, 2021. RELATED: Darryl Worley [...]
John Berry Rediscovers Life & His Music
John Berry recorded 20 songs that hit the country music charts in the 1990s and early 2000s, including three that captured the top spot on Billboard and Radio & Records. I recorded a podcast episode with John earlier this fall to discuss his career, the trials he faced while battling cancer, [...]
Curt Chambers Is a ‘Good Thing’ for Country Music
If an artist can weave a new and much-needed sound into country music, it might be Curt Chambers. The Philidelphia native developed his unique guitar and vocal sound growing up in the city's urban churches. RELATED: Grammy Winner Curt Chambers Has Many Styles In fact, Chambers wasn't permitted to listen to [...]
Wine Sommelier Deb Van Pelt Explains Wine & Food Pairings
Deb Van Pelt, a certified wine sommelier at Belle Meade Winery in Nashville, TN, joined me for a wine tasting excursion in Leiper's Fork, TN. We tasted four wines paired with three dishes from 1892 Restaurant and one from Historic Puckett's restaurant and music venue. "Delicious" and "yum" are the [...]
Doobie Brothers Bassist John Cowan Talks Music
John Cowan is one of bluegrass, country, and rock's finest tenor vocalist. Fortunately for New Grass Revival, The Doobie Brothers, and many others, he's a damn fine bass guitarist too! 2020 Bluegrass Hall of Fame inductee, vocalist & bass player, John Cowan (Photo credit/Anthony Scarleti) Along with other [...]