Hank Williams News

EventMakers-USA announced that Chris Janson will be performing as part of  the After Hours Concerts at  the Chesterfield County Fairgrounds on Friday, October 22. Tickets go on sale Friday, September 24, 2021, at 10:00 AM. A limited number of Early Bird General Admission tickets will be available for just $21 from September 24-30.

Join Roy Forbes to celebrate his 50th Anniversary in the biz and his long-awaited disc 'Edge of Blue'. The new songs all grew from Roy and his Gurian guitar and that's how you'll hear them at this special event. One guy, one guitar.

Upcoming events include Hank Williams Jr., Blake Shelton, Guns & Hoses, Lady A, and more.

Bayers and Drake tied and will both be inducted in the “Recording and/or Touring Musician” category, which is awarded every third year in rotation with the “Non-Performer” and “Songwriter” categories.

The video was featured yesterday at CMT, who praised the way Beckmann “delves into the anguish, confusion and mystery left in the wake of a fizzled romance.” 

Gifted singer-songwriter Arlo McKinley will release his debut solo record at age 40 on John Prine's Oh Boy records - after he almost gave up on music altogether, his story is one of hope and sincerity, and he is living proof that great songs will reach the right ears eventually, even if it takes time.

They also flew in their drummer Rob Humphreys (Leonard Cohen, Jason Mraz) for the recording and worked with Chad Copelin (Sufjan Stevens, Christina Perri, Ben Rector) back in Oklahoma for keys and additional production as well as keyboardist Dan Walker (Heart). 

EventMakers - USA announced that Hank WIlliams Jr. will perform on Saturday, October 9 at the After Hours Concert Series at the SERVPRO Pavilion, located at The Meadow Event Park in Doswell, VA. Tickets go on sale this Friday, July 23, at 10:00 AM. A limited number of Early Bird General Admission tickets will be available for just $31 from Friday, July 23 to Thursday, July 29.

‘Kids’ was written by Hank Compton, Boots Ottestad (Robbie Williams, Tim McGraw) and Eric Arejes (Tim McGraw, Thompson Square, Rachel Wammack), produced by Jaren Johnston (Keith Urban, Thomas Rhett) and features Keith Urban on electric guitar.

Live Theater has returned to Musical Theater Heritage with the World Premiere production of “Dead Ringer.” Starring in this one man tour de force is Canadian performer and Kansas City favorite Zachary Stevenson.

Feinstein's Presents, Feinstein's at the Nikko's concert series showcasing world-class performers at larger venues throughout the Bay Area, will present renowned San Francisco Bay Area jazz vocalist Paula West for a limited three-week engagement—August 13–28, 2021.

William Beckmann sings in a timeless baritone, delivering a blend of vintage country, Americana, and Latin music with a captivating, slow-burning intensity.

MTH Theater at Crown Center has announced a co-production of DEAD RINGER - an in-person, original concert presentation performed by award-winning actor, Zachary Stevenson. The production features intimate stories, iconic songs, and a charming glimpse inside the actor's life and the artists he inhabits.

In this MTH premiere, Zachary Stevenson takes you on an unusual journey as an actor with the unintentional propensity for musical resurrection. The production features intimate stories, iconic songs, and a charming glimpse inside the actor's life and the artists he inhabits. With vivid characterizations and meticulous musical authenticity, the tribute concert is proof that legends never die.

Although Jenkins started recording new music in 2019, and finished it by summer 2020, he held off putting it out during the pandemic, and holding onto the album has been “kind of a life vest of music,” he says.

Early releases from the debut album, “Shuteye,” “Can’t Fool Your Own Blood,” “The World: Alone,” and the most recent “10-4,” have garnered critical acclaim from American Songwriter, Billboard, NPR, The Tennessean, Rolling Stone and more.

Made during the height of the California wildfires (where Blackwell now resides), rioting in the streets and a nation in lockdown, Blackwell describes Outlaw R&B as a record “bathed in post-apocalyptic bliss.”

In addition to the widely available standard 3-LP edition, a limited pressing on translucent vinyl with black and gold marble will be available exclusively via the official Madeleine Peyroux or Craft Recordings webstores (1,000 available worldwide).

Atkins also shares, “A billion of anything is a lot, but 2 billion streams on Pandora is more than I can imagine! I am honored and thankful to Pandora for the support and to the fans out there who listen.”

Songwriters performing on the album include Jenn Franklin, Victoria Banks, Aaron G. Barker Sr, Becca Rae Greene, Cindy Morgan, Hunter Wolkonowski, Marc Beeson, and Stephen J.  Williams.