"George Jones told me that the first time I met him, ‘Keep it country’ and that stuck with me ... You won’t hear it on the radio, but there’s still a lot of people out there young and old that want to hear what I call real country music.”
--Alan Jackson, born on this day in 1958
Let’s not just Solo cup and pickup truck it to death. Nobody is thinking about lyrical content, or how we’re moving people. It doesn’t make sense to move to one of the biggest-growing cities in the nation to sit in a room with 12 people and write a country song.
--Tyler Childers
Starting early next week, at my order, the USA will be purchasing, from our Farmers, Ranchers & Specialty Crop Growers, 3 Billion Dollars worth of Dairy, Meat & Produce for Food Lines & Kitchens. “FARMERS TO FAMILY FOOD BOX” Great news for all! @SecretarySonny @ZippyDuvall
There’s no doubt our most important resources during this time are our medical workers and I’m happy to see all the support towards them, but don’t forget to thank the truck drivers and farmers that are still out keeping the stores full for you.
40 years ago today, Merle Haggard releases “The Way I Am.” Written by Sonny Throckmorton, it has since become country music’s ultimate ode to quiet desperation, covered by Alan Jackson, Cody Jinks, and others.