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Clint Eastwood has often featured country music in his films, but did you know that he once scored a No. 1 country hit of his own? What Is Clint Eastwood’s Connection to Country Music?Eastwood drenched several of his late ’70s and early ’80s films in country music. He helped Mel Tillis and Eddie Rabbitt score No. 1 hits from his 1978 movie Every Which Way But Loose with “Coca-Cola Cowboy” and the title song, and in 1980 he did it again for David Frizzell and Shelly West, who landed “You’re the Reason God Made Oklahoma” on the Any Which Way You Can soundtrack. That year also marked his own coun...
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Tim McGraw quit drinking quite a few years ago, but the country superstar didn’t just give up alcohol — he did it on the very first day of a major tour. McGraw told Oprah Winfrey that he quit drinking on the actual day that he launched his Live Your Voice tour, which kicked off May 30, 2008. “It got to the point where I knew I drank too much,” he said in an interview. “I knew it was affecting my personal relationships. It was affecting my professional relationships. It was affecting my family. It was turning me into a person that I didn’t want to be. I knew I was at a point where I could lose ...
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Alan Jackson has made several statements at the CMA Awards, including a performance of “Choices” when he was supposed to sing “Pop a Top” in 1999. However, his 1994 performance of “Gone Country” might be one of the funniest moments in ACM Awards history, and most people probably missed the reason. The story goes that Jackson was asked to play a pre-recorded version of his hit, and he didn’t like it. He may have felt it was lying to fans and viewers, so he told his drummer to play with no sticks. Watch as Bruce Rutherford swings his arms like a madman while holding nothing but the tips of his f...
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Subscribe to Taste of Country on Youtube Blake Shelton has gone on to become one of the biggest stars in country music, but at the time of his Grand Ole Opry debut on May 5, 2001, he was just another aspiring country singer looking for his big break. Shelton had released his debut single, “Austin,” just weeks earlier on April 16, and that’s the song he performed for his big moment in the spotlight on the hallowed stage. No video footage of that moment is publicly available, and it wasn’t one of those legendary a-star-is-born moments that go down in country music history. In fact, Shelton himse...
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Billy Currington is one of country music’s most consistent hitmakers, but he was a young artist looking for a shot when he made his Grand Ole Opry debut on April 25, 2003. Currington had released his debut single, “Walk a Little Straighter,” to country radio just days before on April 21, and he performed the emotional, traditional-leaning song during his Opry debut. Currington teamed with Carson Chamberlain and Casey Beathard to write “Walk a Little Straighter,” which Chamberlain produced. The song tells the story of a young man being raised by an alcoholic father, and the impact his dad’s dri...
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When Elvis Presley debuted in Las Vegas on April 23, 1956, the sophisticated crowds there were not at all impressed with the man who was revolutionizing popular music. Presley was only a short way into the career that would see him become one of the most legendary figures in the history of music when he accepted the booking at the Venus Room at the New Frontier Hotel in Vegas, according to Entertainment Weekly. The gig paid the modest sum of $17,000 for a two-week stand, and Presley was appearing on a bill with the Freddie Martin Orchestra and comedian Shecky Greene, both of whom were more tra...
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Subscribe to Taste of Country on Youtube Keith Urban is one of the biggest country stars of his generation, but things weren’t always so rosy when he first came to Nashville. Urban moved to Music City in 1992, after releasing one album in his native Australia. He got several cuts as a writer, and in 1997 he formed the Ranch, a rock-influenced country group. They released one album for Capitol Records on April 22, 1997, and charted two singles; “Walkin’ the Country” and “Just Some Love.” RELATED:Remember When Keith Urban Released His Debut Album? Despite their minor chart successes, the period ...
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Subscribe to Taste of Country on Youtube Dierks Bentley had just released the song that would launch him into overnight stardom when he made his debut on the Grand Ole Opry on April 18, 2003. Bentley performed his debut single, “What Was I Thinkin’,’ during his first-ever performance on the hallowed stage of the country music institution. According to the Opry’s website, the song was actually inspired by a girl Bentley had met backstage at the Opry long before he was signed to a label deal. He was working a day job at the Nashville Network, which was located on the grounds of Opryland where th...
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Taylor Swift‘s Eras Tour set the standard for hype in 2023, generating more than $1 billion in sales and setting a Guinness World Record for the highest-grossing tour of all time. Taylor hype is at a fever pitch in 2024; her attendance at Super Bowl 58 resulted in the highest ratings in NFL history, and the star set a new record for streams when her Eras Tour film hit Disney+ on March 14. Related: Inside Taylor Swift’s Childhood HomeThere was, however, a time when the now-superstar was still paying her dues. Dust off your Von Dutch trucker hat and squeeze into your skinniest skinny jeans, beca...
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Subscribe to Taste of Country on Youtube Kenny Chesney scored one of the biggest hits of his career with a song that his good friend Tim McGraw had already cut before deciding not to release it. Chesney reached No. 1 on Billboard‘s Hot Country Songs chart on March 27, 1999, with “How Forever Feels,” the first single from his Everywhere We Go album. Wendell Mobley and Tony Mullins wrote the song, which tells the story of a man who’s had a great life, but still feels he’s missing out on knowing what life would be like if he got to spend it with a long-term love. “I’ve been around the block a tim...
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