IBMA Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame member, Tony Rice passed away yesterday, December 25, at age 69. Today, he is remembered by fellow Bluegrass and Country music legend Ricky Skaggs and Country superstar Kenny Chesney. Ricky Skaggs released the following statement: “Sometime during Christmas morning while making his coffee, our dear friend and guitar hero Tony Rice…
On a day that should be reserved for joy and celebration, Nashville joined the brotherhood of cities rocked by violence when a bomb exploded downtown. While the loss of life is, thankfully, seeming to be very minimal, the affects of the carnage will have far greater implications. Country music stars reacted to the news on…
To wish you a very Merry Christmas and a happy holiday season, we’ve brought together some of your favorite country music stars to read the classic holiday poem, ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas (Version 2) Feel free to follow along with the poem… Keith Urban: Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not…
To wish you a very Merry Christmas and a happy holiday season, we’ve brought together some of your favorite country music stars to read the classic holiday poem, ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas (Version 1) Feel free to follow along with the poem… Alan Jackson: Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house…
Some Christmas presents are a hit with people, and some are misses. Matt Stell remembers one of his favorite Christmas presents ever, “My favorite childhood Christmas memory is when my mother got me a puppy one time. It was a good little dog, Hollyberry.” Of course, like every parent knows, you get your kid a…
There’s having a favorite Christmas movie, and then there’s HAVING a favorite Christmas movie. Caylee Hammack says that her favorite is Elf, starring Will Ferrell, because “that is the whole reason I started singing.” Yes, it’s a new holiday classic with many memorable scenes, but it’s one scene in particular that made her dad take…
Kenny Chesney is no stranger to performing in front of people these days, but when he was younger…it was the last thing he wanted to do. Back in his Christmas pageant school years, Kenny remembers being more of a “behind the scenes” kind of guy, “I think one time I held the star, you know, and…
Brad Paisley is known as one of the best guitar players in the music industry today, but he wasn’t completely thrilled when he got his first guitar. When he was a kid, Brad remembers not being happy when his grandfather’s Christmas present to him was a guitar, “For me, at eight years old, it was,…
Christmas is always envisioned as a cold, snowy time of the year…but that’s not always the case. There are parts of the U.S. where Christmas day could find you in a t-shirt instead of an ugly Christmas sweater. Jake Owen says he grew up in that part of the country, where having a “White Christmas” meant…
Are you are all set for Christmas? It’s just a couple of days away now. Do you have a tree set up? Did you go with a real or fake one? Kane Brown explains that he goes with a fake tree for a couple of reasons, “You know, I’ve watched a lot of movies where…
Getting our kids to read in the summer can sometimes be challenging but there are lots of teacher approved ideas and incentive programs available to keep them on track! They can earn game tokens from our Friends at Chuck E Cheese who has tons of rewards ideas for being a good student and a good…