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J.R. Carroll Plays Keys for Zach Bryan. His Debut Album Announces Him as a Solo Artist to Watch
The Oklahoma musician is an admitted recluse but vulnerably opens up on debut LP Dark Cloud
- Out of the Shadows
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Songwriter Benjamin Tod Watched Nashville's Popularity Explode. He's Ready for His Taste
The outspoken leader of the Lost Dog Street Band doesn't suffer cowboy cosplay on the new album Shooting Star
- Dog on a Bone
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It’s Cody Johnson’s Country Music. We’re All Just Living in It
On the road with the rodeo competitor and onetime prison guard, who’s convinced that his brand of traditional country can help heal a great divide
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Robert Earl Keen Swore He Was Retiring. Instead, He Got Sober and Returned to the Road
After playing his "final" concert in 2022, the Texas songwriter did an about-face. "There was something missing," he says
- The Road Goes On
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Cain's Ballroom Was the Home of Bob Wills. It's Now Ground Zero for Red Dirt Music
The Tulsa, Oklahoma, venue still echoes with Wills' Western swing, but as it marks its 100th year, it's become a bucket-list stage to see Wyatt Flores, Turnpike Troubadours, and more
- Tulsa King
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Colby Acuff Lost His Father the Night Before His Ryman Debut. His Songs Carried Him Through
Onstage in Nashville earlier this year, the Idaho songwriter broke the news to the crowd and went on to channel his grief into the album American Son
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Ryan Bingham Rode the 'Yellowstone' Bump All the Way to His Own Festival
The singer-songwriter, currently on the road with the Last Waltz Tour, is part of a cowboy renaissance: "It wasn’t cool to be country or wear a cowboy hat, and then all of a sudden it was"
- Great Western Tale
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New York's Country Renaissance: On the Dance Floor at 'Honky Tonkin' in Queens'
Two visionary DJs, cool country singers like Charley Crockett and Summer Dean, and dressed-to-impress two-steppers are bringing twang back to the city
- Cowboy Hoots
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Cross Canadian Ragweed Reunion: The Dierks Bentley Hit That Name-Drops the Band
Fellow artists, from Bentley to Koe Wetzel and Brent Cobb, have all shouted out the Red Dirt torchbearers in their songs
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Cross Canadian Ragweed Add More Reunion Shows After Fans Crash Ticketing Site
“I knew people wanted a reunion,” says Ragweed frontman Cody Canada, “I had no idea it would be this big"
- Ragweed Fever
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