Taylor Swift won’t get her masters back anytime soon, but her voice adds to the growing chorus insisting the industry must change
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Category Archives: Country
Outlaws and Highwomen
by Marshall Bowden
Brandi Carlile and her friends in the country supergroup The Highwomen are looking to turn the tide of the music business’ attitude towards women artists, and she’s bringing the legendary Tanya Tucker along for the ride.
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Female recording artists are poised to influence the marketing of cannabis culture
by Marshall Bowden
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Sheryl Crow and Johnny Cash duet across space and time
Sheryl Crow’s latest single is a duet between her and singer Johnny Cash on her song “Redemption Day,” although the pair’s vocals are sixteen years apart and separated by the grave. But because the two performers knew each other and Cash talked to Sheryl about the song before he recorded it, this project seems heartfelt and unforced, as well as timely.
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Johnny Cash Duets
Johnny Cash, one of music’s consummate entertainers, could sing a duet with just about anyone…and did.
Johnny Cash could sit down with a guitar and sing with just about anyone. As a singer and songwriter and something of an outlaw, Cash could spot young talent and he was eager to give young performers a shot on his television show where he would frequently sit and perform with the most talented singers and songwriters of the day.
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