If you love country music and you've been in East Texas for a while, then you know who Tony Douglas and The Shrimpers are. Well, Tony Douglas passed away last night and our hearts are just broken. He was 83.
What is better than a country concert with, not one, but three country legends? Not much, right?! KNUE and the KNUE Gold Rush Show is bringing Mel Tillis, Earl Thomas Conley and Johnny Lee to the Tyler Oil Palace on Saturday, Aug. 18.
John Anderson is probably best known for his hits, 'Swingin,' 'I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal,' Black Sheep' and 'Straight Tequila Night.' I've been playing John Anderson songs since I started in country music back in 1986. I even saw John perform a few times at Billy Bob's In Ft. Worth. It was way cool.
Born in 1943 right down the road from KNUE in Palestine, Texas, Gene Watson was born. Gene Watson became one of country music’s best ballad singers in the same league as country legends George Jones, Merle Haggard, Vern Gosdin and others who are the epitome of traditional country music. Artists like Vince Gill, Jacksonville native, Lee Ann Womack, Trace Adkins, Alison Krauss, and many others are
It's no secret I love country music, especially classic country music. That's why I never miss the KNUE Gold Rush show with John Moore Saturday mornings from 8 to 10 a.m. If you tune into the Gold Rush you will be certain to hear your favorite country legends. This past Saturday I heard a song I haven't heard in a while from Ricky Skaggs, "Highway 40 Blues."
Waylon Jennings is the epitome of country music at it's finest! Born in a little West Texas town, Waylon quickly picked up the guitar and got a job as a DJ while he was still just a boy. While Waylon was a DJ he met Buddy Holly and began touring with the group as the bass player. The Nashville came calling. But Waylon really didn't fit in the Nashville 'mold' they tried to put him in!
Luminaries music, dance, theater, screen and TV got together on one stage to pay tribute to five Kennedy Center honorees including Merle Haggard according to CBS.