Country music icon Dolly Parton has passed away at 80

Saddened to hear that iconic country singer/songwriter and philanthropist Dolly Parton has died at 80. She'll be greatly missed.

Col. Tom Parker's Swingin' Door w/ Matt Coldwell @ Cameron House, Sunday

 Col. Tom and his Swingin' Door crew are joined by bassist Matt Coldwell from 6 pm to 8 pm and his Double Cuts follow.. 

Happy Birthday Dick Curless!

Remembering Country's Maine man Dick Curless on his birthday with a news feature and a few stellar performances.  

Watch Marty Stuart live at the Grand Ole Opry

Check out Marty Stuart's performance of "Country Star" and "Rough Around The Edges" followed by "Altitude" off his new album.

Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives' new album Altitude is out May 19th. You can pre-order it right here.

Buck Owens' Complete Capitol Singles 1957-1966 due December 9

Omnivore's 2CD collection of Buck Owens' primo honky tonk swingers will be a revelation for Hee Haw fans. 

"To say that Buck Owens was a singularly unique figure in country music would be light years beyond cliché. There have been four, maybe five, other artists in the history of the entire genre who have left as indelible a sonic imprint on so many millions of listeners’ ears. This collection of music should introduce new listeners and reacquaint old fans with just how cool country music can be."
—Dwight Yoakam


"The reason my Capitol records sounded the way they did—real heavy on the treble—was because I knew most people were going to be listening to ’em on their AM car radios. At the time, nobody else was doing anything like that, but it just seemed like common sense to me. And it was one more reason that you knew it was a Buck Owens record as soon as it came on the radio—because it just didn’t sound like those other records . . ."
—Buck Owens


The cream of the crop from the ’60s biggest country star!

For the first time, Omnivore Recordings, in conjunction with the Buck Owens Estate, is releasing  Buck Owens and The Buckaroos’ The Complete Capitol Singles: 1957-1966, collecting all 56 singles from Buck's pre-Hee Haw creative peak, in their original form, taken from the original mono master tapes. Along with 13 #1 country chart hits are four duets with the great Rose Maddox and the yuletide classic "Santa Looked A Lot Like Daddy" just in time for Christmas.

Newly remastered, and featuring liner notes from Buck’s autobiography (written with Randy Poe), plus an introduction by Dwight Yoakam, The Complete Capitol Singles: 1957-1966 presents the golden age of Buck Owens in an entirely new way.

These are the records that made Buck Owens a legend and defined the Bakersfield Sound.

The Complete Capitol Singles: 1957-1966 track list:

   Disc 1:
1. COME BACK
2. I KNOW WHAT IT MEANS
3. SWEET THING
4. I ONLY KNOW THAT I LOVE YOU
5. I’LL TAKE A CHANCE ON LOVING YOU
6. WALK THE FLOOR
7. SECOND FIDDLE
8. EVERLASTING LOVE
9. TIRED OF LIVIN’
10. UNDER YOUR SPELL AGAIN
11. ABOVE AND BEYOND
12. ‘TIL THESE DREAMS COME TRUE
13. EXCUSE ME (I THINK I’VE GOT A HEARTACHE)
14. I’VE GOT A RIGHT TO KNOW
15. FOOLIN’ AROUND
16. HIGH AS THE MOUNTAINS
17. MENTAL CRUELTY with Rose Maddox
18. LOOSE TALK with Rose Maddox
19. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOVE
20. BAD BAD DREAM
21. NOBODY’S FOOL BUT YOURS
22. MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL
23. SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME
24. KING OF FOOLS
25. KICKIN’ OUR HEARTS AROUND
26. I CAN’T STOP (MY LOVIN’ YOU)
27. YOU’RE FOR ME
28. THE HOUSE DOWN THE BLOCK

   Disc 2:
1. ACT NATURALLY
2. OVER AND OVER AGAIN
3. WE’RE THE TALK OF THE TOWN with Rose Maddox
4. SWEETHEARTS IN HEAVEN with Rose Maddox
5. LOVE’S GONNA LIVE HERE
6. GETTING USED TO LOSING YOU
7. MY HEART SKIPS A BEAT
8. TOGETHER AGAIN
9. I DON’T CARE (JUST AS LONG AS YOU LOVE ME
10. DON’T LET HER KNOW
11. I’VE GOT A TIGER BY THE TAIL
12. CRYIN’ TIME
13. BEFORE YOU GO
14. (I WANT) NO ONE BUT YOU
15. ONLY YOU (CAN BREAK MY HEART)
16. GONNA HAVE LOVE
17. BUCKAROO
18. IF YOU WANT A LOVE
19. SANTA LOOKED A LOT LIKE DADDY
20. ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS DEAR IS YOU
21. WAITIN’ IN YOUR WELFARE LINE
22. IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND
23. THINK OF ME
24. HEART OF GLASS
25. OPEN UP YOUR HEART
26. NO MORE ME AND YOU
27. WHERE DOES THE GOOD TIMES GO
28. THE WAY THAT I LOVE YOU