Every day is a good day to be George Strait, but now the superstar has more cause to celebrate his illustrious career than usual. Strait ignited 60 for 60 campaign, pushing to clinch his 60th No. 1 hit before his 61st birthday, which he celebrated over the weekend. The iconic country star hit his goal -- and his fellow country artists couldn't be happier for him.
Yesterday Every week KNUE spotlights a country artist, and this week the spotlight is on Gary Allan. Gary Allan’s latest LP, "Set You Free," is a perfectly named, well-conceived album that embodies Gary's own evolution toward personal, creative freedom.
Yesterday We first introduced you to Zach Sobiech in 2012 when a video of him singing his original song 'Clouds' went viral. It became even more famous when learning that Zach was a cancer patient and had written the song as a "goodbye" to his loved ones. And just last week we brought you a video of the biggest stars in all of entertainment honoring Zach with a cover of the song. Well, this time the update is more heartbreaking than heart warming.
The King of Country is working on his final tour this year before officially retiring from the road. George Strait is traveling across the country on his "Cowboy Rides Away Tour," which will conclude (for now) in San Antonio on June 1, before he carries it into 2014. (By the way, you can even click here to win our last pair of tickets to see George at his San Antonio show).
Up-and-coming country singer-songwriter and East Texas native Kacey Musgraves performed her recent career-launching hit 'Merry Go Round' on the 2013 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday night (May 19), delivering a performance so subtly nuanced that it seemed almost out of place in the setting of the elaborate, made-for-TV Vegas production.
George Jones was aware of his legacy at least as far back as 2005. That's when he conducted an interview with Taste of Country sister station WGNA in Albany, N.Y. and talked about how he'd like to be remembered. The Possum considered the good and bad of how he'd lived and summed it up for his audience.
Country's own and Woodville native Kree Harrison was revealed as the runner-up on the twelfth season of 'American Idol' in the dramatic finale Thursday night (May 16), and in an interview after the show, she shared some of her future plans.
It was the wildest show behind bars, and George Strait was in the thick of it for one year in the early '80s. He wasn't the only one. Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Tom T. Hall … they all did time behind the walls of the Huntsville Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
'American Idol' season 12 finalist and East Texas native Kree Harrison performed on the show's finale Thursday night (May 16), and she was joined by judges Keith Urban and Randy Jackson for a high-energy rendition of Urban's hit 'Where the Blacktop Ends.'
5 days ago It may sound crazy, but KNUE presents another "Country Legends Show," Saturday, June 15 at The Oil Palace in Tyler. Don't miss legends Lorrie Morgan and John Michael Montgomery with opening act Armadillo Road!
5 days ago Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney are two of the hardest-working, most down to earth and most respected men in country music. But they are human, and sometimes humans do stupid things, just like you and me. Just like they did back in 2000 when they got in trouble with the law after opening for the King of Country.
5 days ago The UT Tyler Suddenlink Patriot Million Dollar Hole-In-One continues on the UT Tyler campus today. Try your luck for just a buck, and you could win a Cadillac from Wagner Cadillac, $25,000 or even the $1 million prize.
