Review: Heifetz debut blends immigrant experience, Americana
March 30, 2022 GMT“First Generation American,” Elliah Heifetz (Self-released)
Singer-songwriter Elliah Heifetz’s debut album is a cheerful reminder Americana has roots in many countries.
Heifetz was raised on food stamps in Philadelphia as the son of Soviet political refugees, and his melting pot musical mix ranges from Eastern European folk and Yiddish theater to Jimmy Buffett and John Prine.
Keith Urban’s tour production manager, 72, dies from fall
September 3, 2021 GMTPUT-IN-BAY, Ohio (AP) — The longtime tour production manager for country star Keith Urban has died after falling from a stage before an Ohio concert.
Outlaw country artist Billy Joe Shaver dead at 81
October 28, 2020 GMTNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Outlaw country singer songwriter Billy Joe Shaver, who wrote songs like “Honky Tonk Heroes,” “I Been to Georgia on a Fast Train” and “Old Five and Dimers Like Me,” has died He was 81...
This Day in Country Music: August 24
August 25, 2018 GMTTake a look back into country music's history >>>
1963 - Bobby Bare recorded "500 Miles Away From Home" at Nashville's RCA Studio B
1970 - Born on this day near Magna, Utah, was Kristyn Osborn.
This Day in Country Music: May 21
May 22, 2018 GMTA look back at some country music history >>>
1964 - Buck Owens was at #1 on the country charts with "My Heart Skips a Beat", Owens's third chart topper
1977 - Waylon Jennings began a six-week run at the top of the country chart with "Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)"