3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1582+ words) Oklahoma has produced some of the most recognizable and influential voices in American music, with artists spanning country, rock, folk, pop, gospel, and beyond. From small towns and rural communities to major stages around the world, Oklahoma singers have built…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (282+ words) Published September 10, 2026 Country singer Brian “Nashville” Duckworth, who died this week at the age of 56, had a very different life when he wasn't performing on stage with his family band. Duckworth was a member of West Virginia country group Taylor…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (568+ words) Born in Oklahoma City on this day (September 10) in 1937, Tommy Overstreet never saw the top of the U.S. country charts during his nearly two-decade career. Always seeming to come up just short, he scored his highest-charting single with 1972’s “Ann (Don’t…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (293+ words) While most fans remember Wopat for his time on The Dukes of Hazzard, he started his career on the stage. While attending the University of Wisconsin, he landed a role in the school’s production of West Side Story. Afterward, he…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (373+ words) Unsurprisingly, he has a blunt reason. "Drinking About You" singer Jason Aldean just gave a candid reason why he's above encores in his signature gruff style. Of course, even casual concertgoers know the time-old routine of the encore. Fans gleefully…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (307+ words) Just two years later, when Hayes was seven, he performed for President Bill Clinton on the White House lawn. He sang Hank Williams’ “He Good Lookin’.” Two years later, the nine-year-old musician released the first of five independent albums. In…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (74+ words) The "Try That in a Small Town" singer has no interest in the traditional encore routine. He'd rather play everything he's got and end the show without the fake goodbye. Continue reading… Why Jason Aldean Refuses to Do Encores at…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (317+ words) Jason Aldean has never been shy about telling his fans exactly how he feels, and there's one concert tradition he has no interest in playing along with: the encore. The “Try That in a Small Town” singer is currently on…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (499+ words) Jason Aldean doesn’t like encores, so he’s very straightforward with his fans in telling them that he’ll never participate in the age-old concert practice. The “Try That In A Small Town” singer is currently out on the road on his…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (320+ words) On September 4, 2015, Hal Willis died in Nashville at the age of 79. The Canadian-born country singer’s biggest hit was “The Lumberjack.” The song was so popular that it earned Willis the nickname Mr. Lumberjack. He and his wife toured with a…...