August 12, 2012 Loretta Lynn is known as the woman of country music. There is no doubt about it, she is the Queen! Born Loretta Webb on April 14, 1934 in Butcher Hollow, Ky., Lynn grew up in a small cabin in a poor Appalachian coal mining community. The second of eight children, Lynn began singing in church at a young age. Her younger sister Brenda Gayle Webb also later become a singer, performing as Crystal Gayle.
July 14, 2012 If you haven't heard the news - KNUE and the KNUE Gold Rush Show, are bringing Mel Tillis, Earl Thomas Conley and Johnny Lee to the Oil Palace in Tyler on Saturday, August, 18th. I thought I would do a little country 'throwback' and feature some videos from the "Coca-Cola Cowboy" himself - Mel Tillis. (Don't miss Mel telling a story!)
Friends and family members of country legend Johnny Cash were on hand Wednesday morning to announce an 18,000 square foot museum honoring the life and career of the “Man in Black.” No exact date of the grand opening was announced for the downtown Nashville installation.
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The KNUE Gold Rush with John Moore is the East Texas home for Classic Country Music from the 1970's, 1980's and 1990's, on the air every Saturday morning from 8a-10a. Now John Moore wants to hook you up with 4 FREE tickets to see Robert Earl Keen Friday February 24th at Billy Bob's Texas, the World's Largest Honky Tonk in Fort Worth.
February 13, 2012 I absolutely loved the tribute to Glen Campbell on the Grammy's last night. It was a shock to all his fans last year when he announced he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease. That's when the 75 year old decided to have a farewell tour.
Merle Haggard was hospitalized last night in Georgia. Click here to read more, his show Saturday night at Billy Bob's Texas in Fort Worth has now been officially canceled according to a release:
January 9, 2012 Country crooner Clint Black will be performing in Longview at the S.E. Belcher Jr. Chapel and Performance Center on Friday, Jan. 20. Black has written, recorded and released more than 100 songs, making him one of Country music's finest. Details on the concert after the jump
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The KNUE Gold Rush with John Moore is on the air every Saturday morning with the best in Country Gold from the 70s, 80s and early 90s. And now John Moore is giving you a chance at FREE tickets to see country music legend Dwight Yoakam — January 28, 2012 at Billy Bob’s Texas in Fort Worth.
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The KNUE Gold Rush with John Moore is on the air every Saturday morning with the best in Country Gold from the 70s, 80s and early 90s. And now John Moore is giving you a chance at FREE tickets to see country music legend Merle Haggard — January 21, 2012 at Billy Bob’s Texas in Fort Worth.
January 1, 2012 Today I was humming a Patty Loveless song that I used to play a long time ago, "Blame it on your lyin' cheatin' heart." I don't what made me remember that song, but I couldn't get it out of my head. I love the classic country gold and I guess I just needed a dose of it.
November 26, 2011 Kenny Donald Rogers has a voice as smooth as velvet. Though he has been most successful with country audiences, he has charted more than 120 hit singles across various music genres and topping the country and pop album charts for more than 200 individual weeks in the United States alone.
November 20, 2011 The group Sawyer Brown started in 1981 with five guys from Apopka, Florida. These guys were considered country pop until the year 1991, when they decided to to take a more serious approach to their music, adding ballads to their repertoire. That sdame year the band dropped their label Capitol, and signing with Curb records. Well the change worked, because Sawyer Brown was on their way to being a huge success.
