There’s a great treat in store for traditional country music fans next month when Charley Pride returns to the UK to play a series of dates. For the uninitiated, Charley is one of the few African American country musicians to have achieved across the board success around the world with his music and only the [...]
International Festival of Country Music
The International Festival of Country Music introduced country music to the British public almost 45 years ago. The shows, promoted by the legendary Mervyn Conn, ran for 23 years from 1969 to 1991 at Wembley Arena. Hugely popular, the shows always featured the biggest stars of Country music fans were treated to outstanding performances by [...]
Randy Travis-25th Anniversary Collection
Some 25 years ago when I was working for a local North-East radio station I received a vinyl album featuring an artist called Randy Ray entitled Randy Ray at the Nashville Palace. For a virtual unknown artist it was a great release and some two months later I received a single vinyl release with a [...]