“There was a saying: ‘The blues had a baby and they called it rock & roll.’ I always say, ‘Yeah, and I think the daddy was a hillbilly.” That’s Country Music Hall of Fame member Bobby Braddock, writer of songs including “He Stopped Loving Her Today,” on the genesis of rock music. He makes the case that its birth, near the end of the first half of the 20th century, was as influenced by country music as it was the blues.
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- 9/15/2019
- by Stephen L. Betts
- Rollingstone.com
The Americana Music Association is teaming up with the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum for this year’s AmericanaFest, creating a string of special events — including artist Q&As, book discussions and acoustic performances — that reach beyond the festival’s nightly programming.
First up is in an interview with Texas-country icon Robert Earl Keen, conducted by longtime music journalist (and current Hall of Fame senior director) Peter Cooper on Wednesday, September 12th. On Friday, author Bill C. Malone discusses his popular book Country Music, U.S.A., which...
First up is in an interview with Texas-country icon Robert Earl Keen, conducted by longtime music journalist (and current Hall of Fame senior director) Peter Cooper on Wednesday, September 12th. On Friday, author Bill C. Malone discusses his popular book Country Music, U.S.A., which...
- 8/21/2018
- by Robert Crawford
- Rollingstone.com
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