After re-recording the hits of Brooks & Dunn with guest stars like Luke Combs and Jon Pardi on this spring’s Reboot, Ronnie Dunn tackles the songs of his influences on the upcoming album Re-Dunn. A massive collection of 24 songs, the record includes the cowboy singer’s interpretations of hits by …
Read More »Whitey Shafer, 'All My Ex's Live in Texas' Songwriter, Dead at 84
Whitey Shafer, the songwriter of numerous hits for George Strait, Lefty Frizzell, Moe Bandy and others, died on Saturday following a long illness, family friend Corey Frizzell has confirmed. He was 84. Born Sanger D. Shafer on October 24th, 1934, in Whitney, Texas, Shafer grew up in a gospel-singing family …
Read More »Walker Hayes' New Song 'Nineties Country' Nods to George Strait, Joe Diffie
Walker Hayes embraces Nineties nostalgia with his new single “Nineties Country,” which furthers the trope of lyrics built around the song titles of past hits. But Hayes doesn’t take the lazy route here — while he drops allusions to major hits like George Strait‘s “Check Yes or No” and Kenny …
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