History

48 years ago today on August 22, 1968, George Jones asked for Tammy Wynette's hand in marriage.

A ceremony will be held next month for the latest inductees into the West Texas Walk of Fame.

Forty-six years ago today, on April 18, 1970, Johnny Cash played at the White House for Richard Nixon. The president made a request for 'A Boy Named Sue' and of course the Man in Black played the song for Mr. Nixon. Of course, the song was originally recorded at San Quentin prison in 1969, so it's pretty safe to assume, Cash had quite a different audience when he played the song at the White House

'The Hag' Merle Haggard passed away today on his 79th birthday. Merle was no doubt an inspiration to many artists, especially those here on the Texas/Red Dirt scene. Here's a sampling of tributes to Merle from some artists on our scene. Thank for the inspiration, music, and class ...

60 years ago on this date (March 30, 1956), Johnny Cash recorded one of his signature songs,  'I Walk the Line'. Cash recorded the song for Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee. What many might not know is that Cash actually wrote the song right here in the Lone Star state of Texas as he told in a telephone interview before his death, “I wrote the song backstage one night in 1956 in Gladewater, Texas

Nineteen years ago today on March 29, 1999, Steve Earle scored a gold record with 'Guitar Town'. The album reached gold status 13 years after its initial release. Click on the above video and let's go back to 1986 and listen to the title track of Steve's album...

47 years ago on this date (February 24, 1969), Johnny Cash recorded an album at San Quentin State Prison. The album was released in June of that year and has since gone triple platinum. The record is perhaps best known for Cash's recording of 'A Boy Named Sue'...

On this date in 1959, we lost Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. 'The Big Bopper' Richardson to a plane crash in Iowa. The day was immortalized in the Don McLean song 'American Pie' as 'The Day The Music Died'. The artists were a part of a Midwest tour that was taking place at the time...

If you listen to Kickin' Country 103.1, there's no doubt you've heard Robert Earl Keen's cover of Flatt and Scruggs' "Hot Corn, Cold Corn". The song appears on Robert's album Happy Prisoner: The Bluegrass Sessions.   Well if you're wondering what the original song sounded like, here is a vintage video of Flatt and Scruggs performing the song. And fo...

A monument of the Ten Commandments was removed late Monday night from the grounds of the Oklahoma Capitol because of a court order, reports say. The monument will be moved to a spot outside the offices of the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, a public policy analysis organization, NewsOK...