It’s been a long road to the Ryman for Jo Dee Messina. The ’90s country icon made her debut at the “Mother Church of Country Music” this past weekend. She performed in front of a sold-out crowd. Even after nine chart-topping hits, 16 Top 40s, and GRAMMY, ACM, and CMA-recognition, she’d never headlined the iconic…
The petition to place Beach Boy Brian Wilson, who has dementia, in a court-ordered conservatorship was granted. His manager Jean Sievers says, “While Brian was diagnosed with dementia and he mourns the loss of his beloved wife Melinda, he is physically healthy and leads a full life, and is currently working on projects. Brian’s daily living needs are…
Slash‘s blues-heavy Orgy of the Damned solo album will be out Friday May 17th, with a list of guest vocalists that includes The Black Crowes‘ Chris Robinson, ZZ Top‘s Billy Gibbons, Bad Company‘s Paul Rodgers and AC/DC‘s Brian Johnson, who sings the already released cover of “Killing Floor” by Chicago blues legend Howlin’ Wolf.
Tanya Tucker is joining the “Big Boys on Broadway” with a pop-up bar. The Country Music Hall of Famer is the star of a new bar on the second floor of Nudie’s Honky Tonk in Nashville. It’s named in honor of her longtime Cosa Salvaje tequila brand. “Tanya Tucker’s Tequila Cantina” opens this Friday.