Nashville Music Scene w/ Jerry Holthouse

The latest news on Nashville’s Music Scene brought to you by Jerry Holthouse.

Ricky Skaggs Electrifies The Palace

Country music legend Ricky Skaggs wowed a sold-out honky tonk crowd in Nashville last Saturday night.  For the first time in 20 years, Skaggs plugged-in his electric guitar and joined his band onstage at the Nashville Palace for a two-hour live concert featuring the hit country songs that made him …

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Jo Dee Messina Diagnosed With Cancer

Our thoughts and prayers are with country singer Jo Dee Messina who announced on Wednesday that she has been diagnosed with cancer. The following statement was posted on her website: Over the years, Jo Dee has built a close relationship with her fans, so those of us at Team JDM …

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Must Read Interview with Breakout Country Music Star, William Michael Morgan

Vicksburg, MS born country singer, William Michael Morgan is having a banner year. The breakout star notched his first No. 1 with single, “I Met A Girl” and was named 2017 CRS New Face of Country Music and Music Row’s Next Big Thing. Morgan recently performed at the Pepsi Gulf …

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Halfway to Hazard Announces Hurricane Harvey Relief Telethon

Country Music Duo Teams with Kentucky CBS News Station WYMT-TV for Thursday Telethon Benefiting Victims of Texas Disaster Country music duo Halfway to Hazard announced today they are hosting a Hurricane Harvey relief telethon later this week.  This Thursday, September 7at 3 PM ET the group will appear live on Kentucky CBS affiliate station WYMT-TV to solicit donations for those …

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Q & A with Platinum-Selling Singer/Songwriter Darryl Worley on New Music and Nashville Favorites

You have a Greatest album getting ready to come out, how did you choose the songs? I am sure that is a tough process, there are so many great ones. Billy Lawson in Muscle Shoals produced it and we are doing the finishing touches now. We put eight of the …

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Restless Heart Awarded Operation Troop Aid Chris Kyle Patriot Award

Nineties hit-making country music group Restless Heart has been awarded the 2017 Operation Troop Aid Chris Kyle Patriot Award. The band was presented with the award this past Saturday night at the Touchdowns & Tunes Festival in Mayfield, Kentucky. “Over the past 11 years of this award, it has been amazing learning …

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“Queen of Rockabilly,” Wanda Jackson To Release Autobiography

BMG has announced it will release legendary rockabilly and country music pioneer Wanda Jackson’s autobiography Every Night Is Saturday Night: A Country Girl’s Journey to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on November 14, 2017. The iconic performer known as the “Queen of Rockabilly” and the “First Lady of Rock …

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Interview with Nashville Indie-rock duo Airpark on new EP, Hometown show at The High Watt September 20, and Favorite Restaurants

Good Afternoon Michael! Thank you so much for talking with Battered and Brewed! Being from the Nashville area, you have defiantly seen this city boom! So what was a typical dinner or family meal like for you growing up? Growing up, my family ate dinner together almost every night of …

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7th Annual NATD Honors Gala Presented by the Grand Ole Opry and Springer Mountain Farms Set for November 14

Honorees Include David Corlew, Sean Henry, Barbara Hubbard, Charley Pride, Bobby Roberts, Jeannie Seely and Butch Spyridon   The Nashville Association of Talent Directors (NATD) have announced seven highly-respected individuals who will be recognized at the 7th Annual NATD Honors Gala scheduled for November 14, 2017 at the Hermitage Hotel and presented by the Grand Ole Opry and Springer …

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