garth brooks

On a crisp night in March, close to 200 Country Music fans sat quietly and respectfully as Victoria Shaw, sitting at the keyboard, sang, “The River.” Within a few notes, the fans recognized the tune from its days as a No. 1 hit, the fifth and final single from Garth Brooks’ 1991 album Ropin’ the Wind. What many in the audience may not have known about until that moment was Shaw’s participation with Brooks as co-writer of the song. […]

It’s billed as Country Music’s Biggest Night, and the Nov. 9 CMA Awards Show at the Bridgestone Arena is just that. The fight for the […]

Earl Bud Lee: Many years ago, I think it was the early 80s, Earl Bud Lee found his way to the house where Edna and […]