“Beautiful People:” Same Names, Different Songs
1967’s "Beautiful People" by the late singer/songwriter Kenny O'Dell is cute--lots of bouncy “I love you” and “la-la -la.” Fast forward to 2019. “Beautiful People” by Ed Sheeran, the number one streamed artist in the world, who already has two songs on the...
Luke Combs Is Invited to Join The Grand Ole Opry & It’s a Really Emotional Moment
On Tuesday, Country singer/songwriter and Nashville darling, 29-y/o Luke Combs, will be inducted as the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville and a slew of stars will perform at the event: Vince Gill, Kelsea Ballerini, Craig Morgan, Joe Diffie, The Gatlin...
A Classic Country Drinkin’ Song
Jon Pardi soothes the pain of a breakup with multiple rounds of "Heartache Medication," a song that lovers of old school Country will appreciate. I got my heartache medication, a strong dedication To gettin' over you... and My heartache medication, well it suits me...
It’s Always About a Woman…
"Back in the day" Top 40 radio was more inclusive than it is today-- teen rock dominated, but playlists included the occasional Frank Sinatra or instrumental, and a good dose of Country: Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Tammy Wynette-- "Stand By Your Man" was #1-- Jerry...
A Man with a Broken Heart Sings a Sensitive Country Song
There are thousands, maybe millions, of songs about heartache and heartbreak, by both women and men–all formats and genres. "Her World or Mine” by Michael Ray is “traditonal” Country--his grammar sucks, but the lyrics are sensitive and thoughtful... One of us moved...
A Traditonal Yet Modern, F-U-N Juke-Joint Rocker
Boomer Music Update has been a fan of Country trio Midland since the get-go; we appreciate their traditional yet modern, hip, sound, that’s true to the genre. Two years and several hits later, Midland’s second album is scheduled for a late summer drop, and the first...
For Memorial Day: “The Ones That Didn’t Make It Back Home”
When it comes to patriotic songs with popular appeal, it's the Country format that delivers. Since its release in 1984, Lee Greenwood's "God Bless The U.S.A." has owned the July 4th airwaves, and from Billy Ray Cyrus' "Some Gave All," to Trace Adkins' "Arlington,"...
Luke Combs! HOT! HOT! HOT! (Twangy, Hard-core, Red-hot Country Music)
A match made in Country music heaven: Luke Combs, the hottest act in Country music today, and his latest single, a beer-drinkin', hard hittin', red-neck, roadhouse-sounding throwback to the golden age of Country music juke-joint songs. (We're talking to you, Merle...
Daughters Then/Daughters Now
That Was Then: "Daughter," by the Blenders, is a fun, snappy 1963 doo-wop ditty, with cute throw-away lyrics that were appropriate for the time, i.e. blatantly sexist and disempowering to women, words that wouldn't even get written today, much less recorded. This Is...