Cody Johnson: “Cowboy Like Me”
CODY JOHNSON Cowboy Like Me CoJo Music In that seemingly forgotten golden age of 1990s mainstream country music, one would be hard pressed to go …
CODY JOHNSON Cowboy Like Me CoJo Music In that seemingly forgotten golden age of 1990s mainstream country music, one would be hard pressed to go …
BRANDON RHYDER That’s Just Me Reserve Records/Thirty Tigers Brandon Rhyder, quite simply, is a damn-good singer. That alone is enough to set him apart on …
KYLE PARK Beggin’ For More Thirty Tigers The current generation (hell, make it every generation) of Texas songwriters can more or less be divided into …
CHARLIE ROBISON High Life Jewell Records/Thirty Tigers It seems every Texas singer-songwriter worth their salt will at one point in the careers do an entire album …
By Kelly Dearmore (LSM Sept/Oct 2013/Vol. 6 – Issue 5) John David Kent wasn’t yet a household name when he found himself in the running …
GEORGE STRAIT Love Is Everything MCA Nashville In his 32nd year of recording hit after smash-hit, does the 62-year-old George Strait really need to be …
CHARLA CORN Stella Winding Road Music With the release of the imminently enjoyable Stella, Charla Corn effectively presents herself as a country girl with a …
COURTNEY PATTON Triggering a Flood Classic Horse Label Triggering a Flood is Courtney Patton’s second album, but it’s such a leap in confidence over 2008’s …
THE RANKIN TWINS Moonshine & Maybes www.therankintwins.com The Rankin Twins aren’t lying when they sing they’ll “bring the swagger.” For their first full-length album, the …
By Mike Ethan Messick (LSM July/Aug 2013/Vol. 6 – Issue 4) Every genre of music is populated with stories of lifelong strivers who finally come …