Country Maga

Willie Nelson proves that he is not done yet in his hilarious new video, "Still not dead." Willie is responding to previous reports that claimed he died and that his gardener found him. Though the day will come eventually, Willie is still kicking and hasn't slowed down!

Shooter Jennings and Lukas Nelson sing an old country tune originally released by their fathers in 1978. Though Shooter and Lukas are on their own paths in the music business, they would sure make a good touring team. Listen below!

Tucker Beathard is fairly new to the country scene, though his father is songwriter, Casey Beathard. Tucker broke number 2 on the country charts with the song below, "Rock On." If you are tired of the backstreet boy type country then you might want to check Tucker out. He is a little different and far from polished, which is what you hear most of the time.

Chris Stapleton and Willie Nelson pay tribute to Waylon in 2015 with 'My Heros Have Always Been Cowboys. CMT actually aired this last night at 10pm Eastern. I thought Travis Tritt was the only country singer that could pull off a Waylon song, but then Chris Stapleton showed up! Watch the amazing video below!

Watch Miranda Lambert perform, "Tin Man," on the ACM's. Miranda has had her ups and downs in life, but her music is always good and getting better!

Shooter Jennings hasn't been active musically in country music in awhile, but he has been producing other artists like Julie Roberts who is coming out with a new album soon! She has had hits in the past like  Break Down Here . Check out Shooter's song below, "4th of July!"

Ben Haggard is the youngest son of the late, Mere Haggard. He was the lead guitar player for his father's band up until Merle's death in 2016. Ben has yet to release an album, but everyone here at Country Maga, hope Ben continues the resistance against pop country, and brings back some real music. Watch the video below and you will see what we mean!

Trace Adkins is back on the FM airwaves...well I haven't heard him on the radio yet, but he does have a new song out and you can watch the video below.  Trace Adkins has any hits from the 90s and can be identified by his baritone voice and his long ponytail. He has had hits like, "Every Light In The House Is On," Honkytonk Badonkadonk," and "No Thinking Thing." It is good to have you back Trace!

Willie Nelson is releasing a new album this year and as shown in the video below, Trigger is still going strong. Willie has been in and out of the hospital during the beginning of this year but is still out and performing like he has been for decades. Willie just has a passion for music and when you love doing something you don't stop. 

Justin Townes Earle is the son of Rockabilly legend, Steve Earle. Justin, like his father, struggled with drug addiction at a young age but is touring and making great music and as you can tell from the video below, he is a great songwriter and performer. Justin has seven albums released and his currently working on number eight. 

Josh Gray is fairly new to the music scene but is already making a name for himself in Nashville. Below is a video he released last year promoting his EP Josh Gray that includes 6 songs. This video is for his song, "Mortality Blues." Check out Josh's video and find him on Facebook by searching "Josh Gray Music" or go to http://joshgraymusic.com .

When stopped by a police officer for weaving in the road, this cowboy shows off some skills that is sure to surprise the officer! He says his ABC's backward and does his human tricks with a few leg kicks and spins! Check out the video below!

Tony Jackson brings new life to a George Jone's classic in his new video of "The Grand Tour." Seeing from his other videos, Jackson is the real deal and no cookie cutter country artist that we are used to hearing. Be sure to watch the video below and check this guy out!

The St. Charles County Police Department confirmed today that Rock & Roll Legend, Chuck Berry, has died.  "St. Charles County police responded to a medical emergency on Buckner Road at approximately 12:40 p.m. today (Saturday, March 18)," from a St. Charles County Police Department Facebook post. "Inside the home, first responders observed an unresponsive man and immediately administered lifesaving techniques. Unfortunately, the 90-year-old man could not be revived and was pronounced deceased at 1:26 p.m."  Chuck Berry's career began with his hit song in 1955, "Maybellene." Soon other songs followed like his signature sound of "Johnny B. Goode," "Rock and Roll Music," and "Roll Over, Beethoven." Watch the video below and watch Mr. Berry play that guitar one last time!

Once upon a time in America, the economy was fueled by mom and pop shops and locally owned business before Wal-Mart took over. Small businesses are still the best for the economy, however, most Americans no longer shop at those small businesses. Most of these mom and pop shops are slowly disappearing because of competition with bigger chains. Alan's video depicts some of the best years in American history that everyone should watch and reflect on.

Your heart will melt when you hear Keith Urban sing, "Blue Ain't Your Color." Keith's new song is an instant classic. Give it a listen below!

This woman has alway amazed us with her music. Not too many women are coming to Nashville with a guitar and a notebook anymore. Maren Morris proves she is the real deal in this video from 2014 at Key West's Songwriter's Festival.

Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, and Johnny Cash dominated the charts in 1985. They wowed audiences with hits for their decades of performing around the world. Not only were they at the point in their careers where they were seen as "old,"   But Johnny had been released from his recording contract. So the four famous friends set out on the road to make music together and show Nashville that age was nothing but a number and that growing older was all in the mindset.

We lost a great country artist on this day 15 years ago! Mr. Waylon Jennings was the original country outlaw who did things his own way and made it work. Jennings fought the system and won creative rights to do his on stuff. He paved a way for all present artists to do the same. It is even rumored that Jennings borrowed a .22 handgun and held his producers at gunpoint in order to record what he wanted to record. We may never know!

Jamie Lynn's daughter, Maddie Briann Aldridge, was in a serious ATV accident yesterday in Kentwood, Louisiana. It was reported that she turned sharply to avoid a ditch and plunged into a pond and was trapped underwater for 2 minutes before help could arrive. Jamie and husband Jamie Watson were a mere 100 yards away when the accident happened and were unable to save her until authorities arrived. Maddie is reported to be in stable, but serious condition.

Toby Keith refused to back down when protesters got mad for him performing at Donald Trump's presidential inauguration. Toby Keith's words were... "I won't apologize for performing for our country or military...I performed at events for previous presidents Bush and Obama and over 200 shows in Iraq and Afghanistan in the USO." The waters seemed to have cleared now as his statement made it very clear he was not backing down. Not backing down and supporting their decisions is something seen very rarely in today's world. It is a political witch hunt and free thinkers are being attacked. It shouldn't matter who you support because we are all Americans in the end. Below is a video from the Inauguration with Toby's song, "Courtesy of the Red White and Blue."

Luke Bryan wows at his performance of the Nation Anthem at Super Bowl 51! Let us know what you think in the comments!

Waylon Jennings was not a singer for the music industry. He was his own man and wanted to do his own music. After his friend, Willie Nelson, introduced him to a different, hippy type crowd-everything changed. They grew their hair long and started making their mark in country music. Eventually, fans started referring to them as "outlaws," a name that stuck with them because of a magazine article talking about their crazy lifestyle. The name suits Waylon well and he managed to take down the music industry to make his own music. He should get more credit than what is presented to him in country music.Watch the video below of Waylon performing, "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way." Hank would sure roll over in his grave if he knew what country music turned into!