Genre: Country
Seems like Joey Allcorn wasn’t born 50 Years Too Late after all. As predicted by this writer and others who have bought the old EP’s, traded bootleg recordings of live shows, and seen him live, this young singer/songwriter from Columbus, Georgia, is starting to experience a great deal of success. The Not-So-Nashville Star is taking... [+] Read More
Genre: Country
Johnny Hammer was born a member of "Hillbilly Royalty" in Nashville, TN. This is his first release on his own while taking time away from his band Uncle Slim. Hammer has spent most of his career producing and playing behind other artists and is now currently working on a new album of his own material.
Genre: Country
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
After Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson was the most popular male country singer of the '90s. An heir to the new traditionalist movement of the '80s, Jackson's approach was rooted in classic honky tonk yet remained comfortably within the contemporary mainstream. Jackson's hallmark was consistency -- he wrote many of his own hits, and his way with a... [+] Read More
Genre: Country
Decades Active: 80s, 90s, 00s
Just like Hank Williams, Jr. he's standing in the shadows of a very famous man, but David Frizzell became a country star in his own right during the '80s. The younger brother of country legend Lefty Frizzell, David was born September 26, 1941, in El Dorado, AK. At the age of 12, he hitchhiked to California to join Lefty, who added the youth to... [+] Read More
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 00s
Eddie Spaghetti has been the ringleader of the Supersuckers since 1988. But with the band's creation of their own conglomerate (Mid Fi Recordings) in 2002, Spaghetti also found time for a tidy, good-timin' solo career. Sauce appeared in 2004; it featured covers of outlaw country favorites from Kristofferson and Cash as well as a few Spaghetti... [+] Read More
Genre: Country
Decades Active: 80s, 90s, 00s
One of country's most historically minded new traditionalists, Marty Stuart was also one of the most eclectic, moving between honky tonk, rockabilly, country-rock, traditional country, and bluegrass. He was also one of the more flamboyant showmen, supporting his party-hearty image with a wardrobe of rhinestone-laden Nudie suits. Stuart was born... [+] Read More
Genre: Country
Born in Apopka, Florida in 1973, Rowdy Johnson is a throwback to the outlaw country legends of that time like Waylon Jennings and Hank Williams Jr. With a soulfull voice and a gift for songwriting, Country Music is in good hands. Somewhere Waylon is looking down on Rowdy and smiling.
Genre: Rock/Pop
Decades Active: 00s
A roots rock juggernaut from Nashville, TN, the Legendary Shack Shakers are a hot-rodded foursome combining blues, rockabilly, country, and rock & roll into one manic assemblage boasting all the gloriously explosive instability of an M-80. Comprised of Colonel J.D. Wilkes on lead vocals and harmonica, Joe Buck on guitar, Mark "The Duke"... [+] Read More
Genre: Country
Decades Active: 90s, 00s
Alternative country favorite Wayne Hancock is that rare breed of traditionalist, one who imbues his retro obsessions with such high energy and passion that his songs never feel like museum pieces he's trying desperately to preserve. Hancock is most often compared to Hank Williams, and he can indeed be a hardcore honky tonker, but there's more to... [+] Read More