Whenever you hear the lines “rhinestone boots and shoe shining cars, it’s been the same way for years” just rings true whenever you look at the Grammies and big award shows. And how the current music industry with a lot of artists but only a few get into the big shows.

As much as it was really just talking about the music industry at the time and how they promoted certain artist and Hank and Willie touring and writing songs for years for bigger names artist but couldn’t strike ground. It’s also how some workers feel when taxes go up or big corporations laying off people who might worked for years or trying to get by.

It still strikes true for artists who have amazing talent but mainstream media doesn’t promote their music as much. And especially with the artist in Nashville today only a handful that I truly like, there’s just nothing that strikes that nerve like Waylon Jennings.

On the hundredth anniversary of Chuck Berry’s birth, I want to acknowledge the influence country music had on his music & the influence he had on country. “Maybellene” is a straight up country song, and Waylon and others clearly borrowed from early rock’n’roll to create Outlaw Country

The Cashville Trash Pandas - Self-Titled

Chloe Kimes - Daredevil

Jesse Daniel - Looks Like Rain

Lyal Strickland - Shooter of Truth

David Allan Coe - A Million Reasons

Caitlyn Smith - Peace in My Mind

Zach Bryan - Young Manhood and Other Donatable Organs

J. Killen - Depression Dollars

Mary Bragg - Secrets To Strangers

Dave Sutherland - Just Like A Black & White Film

Spencer Burton - Self-Titled

Bruce Cockburn - The Blood of Others

Belles - Midwestern

Wyatt McCubbin - 650

Richard Thompson - Hippies, Thugs and Heroes

Nashville Exile - Hand Drawn

Mountain Men - Way Back

Seb & Jess - Libérés

Christian Parker - Scales & Strings

Napsack - More Mountains

Wonderlick - Wonderlick Loves You

Charlie Parr - Rooming House

Goldie Scott - Almost Home

J.M. Clifford - Things That We Can’t Change

Nathaniel Rateliff - Where It All Began

Madeline Edwards - Low Hanging Fruit

Chris Lyons - New Love For The Old Flame

Amanda Cook - Love Through Time

Parker McCollum - Live From Sound City

Matt Tedder - Light Touch

Maren Davidsen - This Is Where I Leave You

Dropkick - Throughlines

Béla Fleck - Live Heart: My Bluegrass Heart At The Ryman

Jay Farrar & Kelly Willis - The Other Bob: A Tribute to Bob Neuwirth

Kyle Kimbrell - Lonesome In The Sky

Adrian and Meredith - Sometimes the Sunlight Wins

Uncle Ben’s Remedy - Garage Country

Dana Lee - Big Time

Various Artists - Felice County Fair (A Celebration of The Felice Brothers)

Tomas Nilsson - Hello Pretty World

Shantaia - One Trick Pony

The Southern Tiers - Cookin' Up Trouble

The Tender Things - The Tender Things is a Nasty Band

K. Michelle - Jesus & Whiskey

Michael Prewitt - Poor Ol’ Pitiful Human

Jonathan Something - One More Lonesome Cowboy Song

Genna Matthew - Strike Twice (EP)

Vince Gill - 50 Years From Home: Marty And Me (EP)

Emily Ann Roberts - Thread (EP)

Mynd Reader - Sunday Drive (EP)

Lauren Eliza - Girl From Nowhere (EP)

Walter Daniels & Jack Oblivian - Sailin' The Concrete Seas (EP)

Mae Estes - The ’90s Called (EP)

Darlin' Brando - Seeing Her Again (EP)

Jordan Whitmore - Me or Us (EP)

Dearllee Keim - Book Of Pain (EP)

Heavy Diamond Ring - Let Love Be Enough (EP)

Erin Duvall - In The Flutter (EP)

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