I've Been Everywhere

Did you know Johnny Cash has a shout out to Cedar City in his song "I've Been Everywhere"? If you want to hear it for yourself be sure to pay close attention to 2:08-2:22. Enjoy Western Wednesday!

The Band Perry

Have you heard of The Band Perry? If not you are missing out. They are an American country group. The three members are bothers Reid and Neil with their sister Kimberly. You have probably heard "If I Die Young" It was released in June of 2010 and reached number one on the Hot Country Songs charts and has been certified triple platinum. This songs, "All Your Life" was released in August of 2011 and has climbed its way to number 4 on the Top Ranked Album and song says the Billboard Country Charts. Enjoy The Band Perry!

Western Wednesday

Today is Western Wednesday. So I thought it would be interesting to take you all back in the day with one of my favorites. It is one of the Bryce Canyon Pines Restaurant crews favorite songs. Enjoy Western Wednesday and let me know what you think of "King of the Road" by Roger Miller.




This was recorded in 1965

Made In America

So lately this song, "Made In America" by Toby Keith seems to be striking a cord. I can't think of a country star who has more pride to be an American than he does. This is not his only song about being proud to be an American. He also sang and wrote this song shortly after 9/11

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruNrdmjcNTc

Since 2002, Keith has made numerous trips to the Middle East to bring entertainment and encouragement to the men and women serving on or near the front lines. “My father was a soldier. He taught his kids to respect veterans,” said Keith. “It’s that respect and the thank-you that we have a military that’s in place and ready to defend our nation; our freedom.”

Once you watch the video below, even just hearing the words in the song get you thinking about what does it mean to be and American and to be proud of it?






Just a thought for the day. Maybe he is right and we all need to have more pride to be Americans.

Born To Fly

Who doesn't love Sara Evans? Well, back in 2001 her song Born To Fly was #1 on the Billboard Hot Country charts. She also won the CMA video of the year for the music video Born To Fly in 2001. Check out this video. A personal favorite.

Tour

So many country stars are on tour right now. Are they headed to a city near you? Last.fm has all the answers.

Miranda Lambert
Jason Aldean
Taylor Swift
Brad Paisley
Willie Nelson
Lady Antebellum
Rascal Flatts
Keith Urban
Tim McGraw
Faith Hill
Blake Shelton
Reba McEntire
Merle Haggard
Dierks Bentley
Luke Bryan
LeAnn Rimes
Loretta Lynn
Dwight Yoakam
Zac Brown Band
Lonestar
Josh Turner
The Band Perry
Eric Church
Sara Evans
George Jones
Montgomery Gentry
Darius Rucker
Jake Owen
Little Big Town
Lee Ann Womack
Rodney Atkins
Eli Young Band
Travis Tritt
David Nail
Jerrod Niemann
Thompson Square
Jimmy Buffet
Glorianna
Uncle Kracker

Can you believe how many country stars are on tour? Those are the artists from the first 25 pages out of 100 from Last.fm of country. Way more than I expected. Check out Last.fm to see tour dates and others on tour.

Dolly Parton

Happy 66th Birthday Dolly Parton. She is one of the most successful female country artists of all time. She is known as "The Queen of Country Music."

Happy Birthday Dolly

This Is Country Music

This is Country Music is a blog for my social media class. I will through the course of the semester be sharing different facts, information, and music from the country genre. Maybe you are wondering where the title of this blog came from. The link below will explain it all. This is not the official music video, it is him performing it at the CMA's November 10, 2010

This Is Country Music by Brad Paisley