TNS Video History- Don Williams- "Tulsa Time"

New Music Video From Gloriana- "Wanna Take You Home"

Wanna Take You Home - Gloriana - Gloriana Videos

Eight New Music Videos Hit This Week From Craig Campbell, Bradley Gaskin and More

• New music videos this week:
• Craig Campbell- “Fish”
• Bradley Gaskin- “Mr. Bartender”
• Attwater- “Never Gonna Happen”
• Amber Hayes- “Wait”
• Dana and Lauren- “California Love”
• Amy Stroup- “Hold Onto Hope Love”
• Brantley Gilbert- “Country Must Be Country Wide”
• Justin Haigh- “All My Friends (Are Behind Bars)”

New Music Video From Payton Rae- "Not Your Cinderella"

At only 15 years of age and without a major label contract, Payton Rae has developed a unique internet following. With more than 62,000 followers on Twitter, 22,000 “likes” on Facebook and 2.8 million YouTube views at her dedicated channel (over six million combined views), Payton Rae already has a bigger presence online than many major label country artists.

Kenny Baker, Fiddler Player for Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys- 1926-2011

Rich Kienzle from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette had a wonderful article in this morning's newspaper about a master fiddle player the world of bluegrass and country music lost this past week, Kenny Baker:

Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys had a number of great fiddlers.  Chubby Wise, part of the so-called "classic" 1940's band with Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs was one.  Later came Gordon Terry, Vassar Clements, Bobby Hicks, Richard Greene (yes, the Richard Greene) and Buddy Spicher. But Bill Monroe himself always considered Kenny Baker the greatest he ever employed. Baker, who worked with Monroe in 50's, 60's 70's and 80's, died Friday in Gallatin, Tennessee, not far from Nashville, of a stroke he suffered earlier in the week. He was 85.

Each of Monroe's fiddlers brought a distinctive voice to the Blue Grass Boys. But Baker's smoother "long bow" style, which drew from his admiration of Texas-style breakdown fiddling, western swing, honky tonk and even jazz violin, satisfied Monroe the most, the likely reason he spent more time holding down the Blue Grass Boys' fiddle spot than anyone else.

A native of Jenkins, Kentucky and the son of a fiddler, Baker, who worked as a miner early on, started as a western swing and honky tonk fiddler.  In the 50's he worked with country singer Don Gibson's band, but found he admired 50's Monroe fiddle numbers like "Roanoke." He joined Monroe for the first time in 1957 and was in and out of the band (and music) over the next three decades. Monroe's admiration for Baker's playing was such that he featured Baker on the 1972 album Bill Monroe's Uncle Pen, a collection of the fiddle tunes Monroe learned as a boy from his fiddling uncle, Pendleton Vandiver (immortalized by the Monroe tune "Uncle Pen").

Baker and Monroe had their problems, some due to their mutually volatile personalities, and the fiddler's 1984 departure from the band was acrimonious (as was were the departures of other Blue Grass Boys, including Flatt and Scruggs). Baker reconciled with him at Monroe's annual festival in Bean Blossom, Indiana in 1994. A year later, a stroke ended Monroe's career.
Baker made his own records and in later years, worked with former Flatt and Scruggs Dobroist Josh Graves until Graves died in 2006.  In 1999, in honor of his achievements and musical influence, he was voted into the International Bluegrass Museum's Hall of Honor, the equivalent of induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame.  He largely withdrew from performing in the past few years.  

The Launch of Engine 145

A brand new roots-based music site launched this morning and I'm happy to say that I'll be involved and along for the ride. Our editor is Juli Thanki, senior writer for The 9513 and District Noise. Other contributors, at first, are CM Wilcox (of The 9513 and Country California) and Karlie Justus (of The 9513 and Yep Roc Records).  You can check out the new site HERE.

Engine 145 (the name alludes to the I-IV-V chord progression found in countless classic country, folk, blues, and rock songs) provides news and reviews about country and roots music: whether it’s traditional, mainstream, bluegrass, Americana, or Red Dirt, you’ll find it covered there, along with the occasional foray into blues and roots rock.

I have two posts this morning over at the new site that you should check out.

Jason Eady Feature Interview-
Country singer Jason Eady grew up on the soulful musical combination of gospel, soul, and blues. He headed to Nashville where a signed and failed record contract left him somewhat disillusioned with the direction country music was going. A move to Texas, with its unique and historic music scene, was just one more ingredient in the long list of musical influences that have made the man. That move to Texas reopened and rekindled a passion for old school country. And like a candle that’s been lit, that love of the sound, styles and stories of 1970’s country music burned brightly as the inspiration for his newest release. AM Country Heaven will be released this fall and was completely funded by fan donations. The entire project was paid for by fans hearing the title track and believing enough in the genre to put up their hard earned dollars to hear more. Click HERE to read the the interview with Jason.

Country Music News Round-Up-
Click HERE to get a long list of country music news including such artists as the Oak Ridge Boys, Little Jimmy Dickens, Mandisa, Kenny Baker, Miranda Lambert, Gary LeVox, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, George Jones, Tammy Wynette, Buddy Jewel, Terri Clark, Sam Bush, Blake Shelton, Johnny Cash, Glen Campbell, Lee Ann Womack, Bomshel, Slaid Cleaves, Megan Mullins, Kenny Loggins, lions, tigers and bears, oh my...

You'll still be getting your regular (almost) daily updates here at That Nashville Sound. But you'll be pointed over to Engine 145 once a week or so for features I've written that will make your life complete by reading. Go over and bookmark the site. Be the site's friend on Facebook. I promise it'll be worth it.

TNS Video History- Alison Krauss- "You're Just A Country Boy"