Chris Stapleton

 

Artist:  Chris Stapleton
Birth Name:  Christopher Alvin Stapleton
Born:  April 15, 1978.  Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Origin:  Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Genre:  Country, Bluegrass, Southern Rock, Outlaw Country, Contemporary Country, Country Rock
Occupation:  Musician, Songwriter
Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar

Chris Stapleton is an American Country and Bluegrass Musician and Songwriter, he wrote six No. 1 songs including the five-week No. 1 "Never Wanted Nothing More" (by Kenny Chesney), "Love's Gonna Make It Alright" (by George Strait), and "Come Back Song" (by Darius Rucker).  As a songwriter, over 150 of Stapleton's songs have appeared on albums by such artists as Adele, Luke Bryan, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley and Dierks Bentley and has co-written with notable artists like Vince Gill, Peter Frampton and Sheryl Crow.  He has been the frontman of The Steel Drivers from 2008 to 2010, before his debut studio album Traveller in 2015, reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and sold over 1.4 million copies domestically.  

Title:  Traveller  (Limited Edition) (2015)
Genre:  Country, Bluegrass, Southern Rock, Outlaw Country, Contemporary Country, Country Rock
Label:  Mercury Nashville
Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side A:

 1.  Traveller  (3:42)
 2.  Fire Away  (4:04)
 3.  Tennessee Whiskey  (4:53)
 4.  Parachute  (4:13)

Side B:

 1.  Whiskey And You  (3:56)
 2.  Nobody To Blame  (4:04)
 3.  More Of You  (4:38)
 4.  When The Stars Come Out  (4:17)

LP 2:

Side C:

 1.  Daddy Doesn't Pray Anymore  (4:10)
 2.  Might As Well Get Stoned  (4:37)
 3.  Was It 26  (4:49)

Side D:

 1.  The Devil Named Music  (6:07)

 2.  Outlaw State Of Mind  (5:37)
 3.  Sometimes I Cry  (4:00)

Personnel:

Chris Stapleton:  Lead Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitar, Mandolin
Dave Cobb:  Acoustic Guitar, Percussion
J.T. Cure:  Bass, Upright Bass
Derek Mixon:  Drums, Percussion
Mickey Raphael:  Harmonica
Robby Turner:  Pedal Steel Guitar
Michael Webb:  Mellotron, Organ, Piano
Morgane Hayes-Stapleton:  Background Vocals

Traveller is the debut album by Chris Stapleton, originally released on May 5, 2015 by Mercury Nashville, remastered and reissued on August 22, 2025 by Mercury Nashville.   The album reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 Chart, and was later certified Platinum by RIAA.  He won the 2015 Country Music Association Award for Best Male Vocalist, New Artist of the Year, and Album of the Year, he also received four Grammy Award nominations for the 2016 ceremony, including Album of the Year, Winning Two:  Best Country Album and Best Country Solo Performance.  Highly Recommended!.  Limited Edition Amazon Music Exclusive Vinyl Cola Bottle Clear Vinyl.

Alison Krauss

 

Artist:  Alison Krauss
Born:  July 23, 1971.  Decatur, Illinois, USA
Genre:  Bluegrass, Country, Contemporary Bluegrass, Contemporary Country, Neo-Traditionalist Country, Progressive Bluegrass, Traditional Bluegrass, Adult Contemporary, Pop, R&B
Occupation:  Musician, Singer, Bandleader, Producer
Instruments:  Vocals, Violin, Piano, Mandolin

Alison Krauss is an American Bluegrass, Country Singer and Musician.  She entered the music industry at an early age at five years old and began playing Violin, by taking classical lesson, and began performing Country and Bluegrass, winning local contests by the age of ten and recording for the first time at fourteen.  As of 2016, she has won 27 Grammy Awards from 42 nominations.

Title:  Now That I've Found You:  A Collection (2025) 

Genre:  Bluegrass, Country, Contemporary Bluegrass, Contemporary Country, Neo-Traditionalist Country, Progressive Bluegrass, Traditional Bluegrass, Adult Contemporary, Pop, R&B

Label:  Craft Recordings

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A

 1.  Baby, Now That I've Found You (3:49)

 2.  Oh, Atlanta (4:41)

 3.  Broadway (3:57)

 4.  Every Tme You Say Goodbye (3:13)

 5.  Tonight I'll Be Lonely Too (3:25)

 6.  Teardrops Will Kiss The Morning Dew (3:38)

Side B:

 1.  Sleep On (2:23)

 2.  When God Dips His Pen Of Love In My Heart (2:26)

 3.  I Will (4:04)

 4.  I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby (3:10)

 5.  In The Palm Of Your Hand (3:24)

 6.  When You Say Nothing At All (4:21)

Personnel:

Alison Krauss:  Vocals, Fiddle, Viola

Ron Block:  Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Banjo

Russ Barenberg:  Guitar

Mike Marshall:  Guitar

Scott Nygaard:  Guitar

Time Stafford:  Guitar

Jerry Douglas:  Guitars, Dobro

Sam Bush:  Mandolin

Brent Truitt:  Mandolin

Stuart Duncan:  Fiddle, Harmonica, Cymbals

Adam Steffey:  Mandolin, Mandola

Pete Wasner:  Piano

Now That I've Found You:  A Collection is the highlights collection album of Alison Krauss, originally released on February 7, 1995 by Rounder, remastered and reissued on July 25, 2025 by Craft Recordings.  The album reached No. 1 on Canadian Country Albums Chart, the Double Platinum-Certified Album, includes the Gold-Certified Single "When You Say Nothin At All", along with Grammy Winning.

Alison Krauss

 

Artist:  Alison Krauss 
Born:  July 23, 1971.  Decatur, Illinois, USA
Genre:  Bluegrass, Country, Contemporary Bluegrass, Contemporary Country, Neo-Traditionalist Country, Progressive Bluegrass, Traditional Bluegrass, Adult Contemporary, Pop, R&B
Occupation:  Musician, Singer, Bandleader, Producer
Instruments:  Vocals, Violin, Piano, Mandolin

Alison Krauss is an American Bluegrass, Country Singer and Musician.  She entered the music industry at an early age at five years old and began playing Violin, by taking classical lesson, and began performing Country and Bluegrass, winning local contests by the age of ten and recording for the first time at fourteen.  As of 2016, she has won 27 Grammy Awards from 42 nominations.

Artist:  Alison Krauss & Union Station

Title:  Arcadia (2025)

Genre:  Bluegrass, Country, Contemporary Bluegrass, Contemporary Country, Neo-Traditionalist Country, Progressive Bluegrass, Traditional Bluegrass, Adult Contemporary, Pop, R&B

Label:  Down The Road

Rating:  *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Looks Like The End Of The Road (3:39)

 2.  The Hangman (3:37)

 3.  The Wrong Way (3:36)

 4.  Granite Mills (3:40)

 5.  One Ray Of Shine (4:03)

 6.  Richmond On The James (3:27)

 7.  North Side Gal (2:36)

 8.  Forever (3:39)

 9.  Snow (3:23)

10. There's A Light Up Ahead (4:12)

Personnel:

Alison Krauss:  Lead Vocals, Fiddle, Harmony Vocals, String

Russell Moore:  Lead Vocals, Baritone Vocals

Barry Bales:  Upright Bass. Tenor Vocals on Tracks:  1-6, 8-10, Bass Vocals on Track 7

Jerry Douglas:  Dobro, Lap Steel Guitar

Ron Block:  Acoustic Guitar, Banjo, Tenor Vocals on Track 7

Additional Musicians:

Dan Tyminski:  Acoustic Guitar on All Tracks, Mandolin on Tracks:  1-4, 7-10

Viktor Krauss:  Piano

Jeff Taylor:  Accordion on Track 1

Adam Steffey:  Mandolin on Tracks:  5, 6

Stuart Duncan:  Fiddle on Track 7

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Looks Like The End Of The Road (3:39)

 2.  The Hangman (3:37)

 3.  The Wrong Way (3:36)

 4.  Granite Mills (3:40)

 5.  One Ray Of Shine (4:03)

Side B:

 6.  Richmond On The James (3:27)

 7.  North Side Gal (2:36)

 8.  Forever (3:39)

 9.  Snow (3:23)

10. There's A Light Up Ahead (4:12)

Arcadia is the eighth studio album by Alison Krauss & Union Station, released on March 28, 2025 by Down The Road.  Wonderful Album!.

Steve Earle

Artist:  Steve Earle 

Birth Name:  Stephen Fain Earle

Born:  January 17, 1955.  Hampton, Virginia, USA

Origin:  SanAntonio, Texas. USA

Genre:  Country Rock, Folk Rock, Alternative Country, Americana, Rock, Roots,Contemporary Country, Heartland, New Traditionalist

Occupations:  Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Actor

Instruments:  Guitar, Mandolin, Harmonica, Banjo, Bass

Steve Earle is an American Singer, Songwriter.  He began learning Guitar at age 11, and he began his career as a songwriter in Nashville.  In 1986 he released album Guitar Town and has released other 13 studio albums and received three Grammy Awards.  His songs have been recorded by Travis Tritt, Emmylou Harris Shawn Colvin and Vice Gill.

Title:  Alone Again...Live (2025)

Genre:  Country Rock, Folk Rock, Alternative Country, Americana, Rock, Roots,Contemporary Country, Heartland, New Traditionalist

Label:  Missing Piece Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  The Devil's Right Hand (2:45)

 2.  My Old Friend The Blues (1:56)

 3.  Someday (3:46)

 4.  Guitar Town (2:32)

 5.  I Ain't Ever Satisfied (3:52)

 6.  Now She's Gone (3:15)

 7.  Goodbye (5:36)

 8.  Sparkle And Shine (4:15)

Side B:

 1.  South Nashville Blues (4:04)

 2.  CCKMP (3:50)

 3.  Transcendental Blues (4:45)

 4.  It's About Blood (9:01)

 5.  Dominick St. (0:53)

 6.  The Galway Girl (2:48)

 7.  Copperhead Rock (4:31)

Personnel:

Steve Earle: Vocals, Acoustic Guitars

Alone Again...Live  is a live album by Steve Earle, released on January 10, 2025 by Missing Piece Records.  Great Album!.

 

Jimmie Dale Gilmore

Artist:  Jimmie Dale Gilmore

Born:  May 6, 1945.  Amarillo, Texas, USA

Genre:  Country, Progressive Country, Alternative Country, County Folk, Americana, Neo-Traditionalist Country, Outlaw Country, Alternative Country Rock

Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter

Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar

Jimmie Dale Gilmore is an American Country Singer and Songwriter from Amarillo, Texas.  His earliest musical influence was Hank Williams and the Honky Tonk brand of Country Music.  In the 1950s, he was exposed to the emerging Rock & Roll of other Texans such as Roy Orbison and Lubbock native Buddy Holly, as well as to Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley.  He was profoundly influenced in the 1960s by The Beatles and Bob Dylan and the Folk Music and Blues Revival in that decade.  With Joe Ely and Butch Hancock founded The Flatlanders, the group has been performing on and off since 1972.  He has been nominted for three Grammys, Best Contemporary Folk Album for Sprinning Around The Sun i. 1993, Best Comtemporary Folk Album Braver Newer World in 1996, and Best Traditional Folk Album Come On Back in 2005.

Artist:  Jimmie Dale And The Flatlanders

Title:  All American Music (2024)

Genre:  Country, Progressive Country, Alternative Country, County Folk, Americana, Neo-Traditionalist Country, Outlaw Country, Alternative Country Rock

Label:  Omnivore Recordings

Rating:   *****

Format:   CD 

Tracks:

 1.  Dallas (2:50)

 2.  The Heart You Left Behind (2:20)

 3.  She Had Everything (2:09)

 4.  Tonight I'm Gonna Go Downtown (2:44)

 5.  Waiting For A Train (2:33)

 6.  Rose From The Mountain (2:02)

 7.  You've Never Seen Me Cry (2:12)

 8.  Jole's Blon (3:27)

 9.  Bhagvan Decreed (2:47)

10. Keeper Of The Mountain (2:44)

11. Hello Stranger (3:14)

12. Down In My Hometown (2:45)

13. One Day At a Time (3:45)

14. Stars In My Life (3:03)

15. Not Long Ago (2:20)

16. I Know You (2:46)

17. One Road More (2:27)

18. Dallas (Alternate Take) (2:43)

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side One:

 1.  Dallas (2:50)

 2.  The Heart You Left Behind (2:20)

 3.  She Had Everything (2:09)

 4.  Tonight I'm Gonna Go Downtown (2:44)

 5.  Waiting For A Train (2:33)

 6.  Rose From The Mountain (2:02)

 7.  You've Never Seen Me Cry (2:12)

Side Two:

 1.  Jole's Blon (3:27)

 2.  Bhagvan Decreed (2:47)

 3.  Keeper Of The Mountain (2:44)

 4.  Hello Stranger (3:14)

 5.  Down In My Hometown (2:45)

LP 2:

Side Three:

 1.  One Day At a Time (3:45)

 2.  Stars In My Life (3:03)

 3.  Not Long Ago (2:20)

 4.  I Know You (2:46)

 5.  One Road More (2:27)

 6.  Dallas (Alternate Take) (2:43)

Personnel:

Jimmie Dale Gilmore:  Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar

Joe Ely:  Vocals (Duet), Harmony Vocals, Harmonica, Dobro, Acoustic Guitar

Butch Hancock:  Harmony Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica, Banjo

Sylvester Rice:  Double Bass

Tommy Hancock:  Fiddle

Tony Pearson:  Mandolin, Vocal Harmonies

Steve Wesson:  Autoharp, Saw

All American Music is the collection album by Jimmie Dale And The Flatlanders, originally released in 1973 by Plantation Records, remastered and reissued on November 15, 2024 by Omnivore Recordings.  For Music Collectors.

 

Little Big Town

 

Artist:  Little Big Town
Origin:   Homewood, Alabama, USA.
Genre:  Country, Contemporary Country, Neo-Traditionalist Country

Original line-up:

Karen Fairchild:  Vocals
Kimberly Roads Schlapman:  Vocals
Phillip Sweet:  Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Jimi Westbrook:  Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Dobro

Little Big Town is an American Country Music Vocal Group, founded in 1998 by four members:  Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Phillip Sweet and Jimi Westbrook, all four members are as lead singers and heavily on four-part Vocal Harmonies.

Title:  Greatest Hits (2024)

Genre:  Country, Contemporary Country, Neo-Traditionalist Country

Label:  Capitol Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP 

Tracks:

Side  A:

 1.  Boondocks (4:32)

 2.  I'm With The Band (4:23)

 3.  Little Wite Church (feat. Miranda Lambert) (3:12)

 4.  Better Man (4:21)

 5.  Pontoon (3:32)

 6.  Bring It On Home (4:21)

Side B:

 1.  Shut Up Train (feat. Kelsea Ballerini) (3:47)

 2.  Sober (3:15)

 3.  Tornado (3:45)

 4.  Wine, Beer, Whiskey (3:16)

 5.  Girl Crush (3:13)

 6.  Take Me Home (feat. Sugarland) (5:08)

Greatest Hits is the compilation album by Little Big Town, released on November 1, 2024 by Capitol Records, featuring "Pontoon", "Girl Crush", "Better Man", "Boondocks".