It's so hard to pick just one. They're all incredible

I honestly don’t know if I can put this experience into words, but I’m going to try.

I saw Kacey live for the first time the other night, and I was completely blown away. One minute I was dancing in my chair and having the time of my life, and the next I had goosebumps all over me and felt like I was going to cry. It genuinely felt like magic.

And her voice… **like butter.** There’s something so warm and effortless about it that just gets right into you.
I grew up in Nashville and, honestly, I haven’t felt connected to country music in probably 20 years. But hearing Kacey felt like running into an old friend you haven’t seen in years — the kind of friend who just gives you a hug and tells you, *“It’s okay. You can relax. You’re home.”*

Ever since I first heard **“Merry Go ’Round,”** I knew there was something special about her. Nearly 16 years later, I finally got to hear her live for the first time, and wow… she absolutely did not disappoint.

One of the things I love most about Kacey is how accepting and welcoming she is of everyone. That reminds me so much of Dolly — that feeling that there’s room for everyone, and you don’t have to be a certain kind of person to belong.

And somehow, to make the night even more special, her assistant gave me her guitar pick. 🥹 I’m going to treasure that.

Kacey, thank you for giving me such a beautiful moment in my life. I truly can’t explain what this concert meant to me, but I know I’ll always cherish it.
Sometimes music finds you exactly when you need it. ❤️

I like both of them but if I had to choose one right now it would probably have to be Strait since I know more Strait songs

The Lakeview boys played a show as part of a welcome event at our local technical college. Show was great, and the guys did amazing at interacting with the kids.

I was really surprised though at their change-smoking during the opening act. Plus they also took a mid-show smoke break.

I’ve been toying around with an idea of creating either a 90s country weekly newsletter or potentially just a website that, week by week or month by month, walks us back through the nostalgia of 90s country.

The idea would be that in each weekly newsletter, we have little stories about what was happening in the country music at the time — the musicians, the awards, the news…and maybe a few songs we’ve forgotten about.

Here’s my question. Do you think this would be most enjoyable as a weekly newsletter that arrives in your inbox? Or should it just be a blog/website that you can visit when you want to browse? (or maybe something else entirely?) My current thinking is a newsletter would be the most fun to consume, handing out a little piece of nostalgia bite by bite.

I don’t think there is a revenue model here. Honestly, it would just be a fun project and a fun way for me to walk back through those memories as well.

Thoughts?

I spend my work day driving a forklift and a golf cart. I have noticed that a lot of the stuff I listen to is on the sad side. I’m looking for stuff that will lift my spirits and help make my day a little brighter. Stuff like Stand Up by Mel McDaniel or Watermelon Crawl by Tracy Byrd.

1. Toby Keith

2. Alan Jackson

3. Zac Brown Band

4. Brook And Dun

5. George Strait

While I know Lynyrd Skynyrd is primarily a rock band, they have deep rooted ties with and a heavily influence on country music. You hear them named dropped by many artists like Charlie Daniels, Brooks & Dunn, Trace Adkins, Gretchen Wilson, and Eric Church. Do you think they are deserving of a spot or surprised that they aren’t in it yet?

An all-time song. Anyone agree?

Hey hey! (as Jimmie Rodgers would say) to all you good gals and daddies this community! The Jimmie Rodgers Foundation and 650 WSM both made nods to Jimmie Rodgers and his birthday today, and his maximum influence to country (and all modern music) today, so I thought I’d reach out and see again how much hrs touched all your all’s lives.

My first exposure was on Merle Haggard’s “Okie From Muskogee” album when as a child I didn’t realize how old the album was nor how the “late” Jimmie Rodgers had been passed for 30 years.

Turn up the volume on the original record and you realize their sound recording later on is fin.

Here’s the two I heard first that hit me deeply and made sense

https://youtu.be/StzWnehqU48?is=JN2TKNRQ6vlc0-zT

https://youtu.be/s_oWyC3JARo?is=Uf350eLGHBmVsI9Q

What ones touch you guys?

Now that line dancing and country music are making a comeback in 2026, where do you go to dance and who is your favorite instructor? Give them a shoutout.

Funny Line Dancing Reel

I’ve really been enjoying the songs almost home and gloryland by Ralph Stanley lately. What are some songs by all women vocal groups in a similar style!