Mel Tillis News

Country Music Hall of Famer and GRAMMY® award-winning living legend Bobby Bare will release THINGS CHANGE May 26, which features a collaboration with Chris Stapleton. The album is Bare's first studio project in five years and is available for pre-sale now at BobbyBare.com.

Americana singer-songwriter Shelly Waters is set to release her new, self-titled album on July 28, 2017.

Paul Lynde, the brilliant comedic actor, lives on to entertain audiences in "The Paul Lynde Show starring Michael Airington." Generations remember Lynde from his performances on Broadway and in the film "Bye Bye Birdie," his television roles including Uncle Arthur on "Bewitched" and comedian extraordinaire in the center square on "The Hollywood Squares."

Country Music Hall of Famer and GRAMMY® award-winning living legend Bobby Bare will release THINGS CHANGE May 26, which features a collaboration with Chris Stapleton. The album is Bare's first studio project in five years and is available for pre-sale now at BobbyBare.com.

Continuing the tradition of presenting the top stories in country music, another all-new episode of the THE PICKUP features a look at Brad Paisley's new exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

Billy Bob Thornton - yes, that Billy Bob Thornton - performs on Stage One of the Harris Center with his American country rock/rockabilly band The Boxmasters, a group of seasoned musicians whose music is rich in rhythm and story. They're the real deal: their third album Modbilly reached #1 on the Americana Radio Chart and #14 on the Americana Music Association's Top 100 Albums of the Year, and they've toured as Willie Nelson's opening act. "They're working in the tradition of musical mavericks Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson and Johnny Cash, surveying the world for stories of ordinary people" (Los Angeles Times). Onstage, "the group shifts seamlessly between Nuggets-type garage rock and country-inflected ballads, with Thornton prefacing the songs with alternatingly poignant and outrageous stories" (Rolling Stone).

Country icon Hank Williams Jr.'s new Nash Icon Records album, IT'S ABOUT TIME, which includes the rowdy single, “Are You Ready for the Country,” is now available in stores and across digital retailers.

Country music icon Hank Williams Jr.'s new album, IT'S ABOUT TIME, will be released today, January 15, 2016 on Nash Icon Records.

Country music icon Hank Williams Jr. announced today that his new album, IT'S ABOUT TIME, will be released January 15, 2016 on Nash Icon Records.

Michael J. Bobbitt and Adventure Theatre MTC were recognized today by the Center for Nonprofit Advancement as the 2015 winner of the Gelman Rosenberg and Freedman EXCEL Award. Michael and Adventure Theatre MTC will be awarded a $7,000 professional development grant; communication exposure through print and social media; and training and development opportunities for the staff and Executive Director through the Center's Learning & Leadership Institute.

Z2 Entertainment is proud to present Billy Bob Thornton & The Boxmasters with special guests at the Boulder Theater tonight, April 28th, 2015.

Z2 Entertainment is proud to present Billy Bob Thornton & The Boxmasters with special guests at the Boulder Theater on Tuesday, April 28th, 2015.

Shipshewana's Blue Gate Theatre welcomes Country Music Hall of Fame member Mel Tillis. Tillis, one of the most legendary stars to ever grace the stage in Shipshewana, will perform his many hits on Saturday March 7th at 7pm.

It was a rainy Wednesday night but the people within J.D. Williams Library seemed oblivious to it in their warm cheer. The long-awaited Mamie and Ellis Nassour Arts & Entertainment Collection exhibit was unveiled with its donor, Ellis Nassour, alum of University of Mississippi 1964. Souvenirs of Nassour's life, accomplishments and past friendships are exhibited for the university students and the world to see: rare movie posters, letters between authors and actors and memorabilia of Ole Miss in bygone days. Scroll down for photos!

The country music industry is in mourning following the death of the iconic and beloved Little Jimmy Dickens, as BroadwayWorld previously reported. Dickens passed away yesterday at the age of 94. Below, read some of the heartfelt messages that other country stars have shared in celebration of his life.

Another award-winning children's book comes to life at Raleigh Little Theatre with Patricia McKissack's Mirandy and Brother Wind. This production is the area premiere of a musical adapted by Michael Bobbitt and John Cornelius. It tells the story of a little girl who attempts to win a Cake Walk by capturing Brother Wind.

Nashville's best and brightest studio musicians The Time Jumpers - including the venerable Vince Gill - bring Music City to Park City tonight, August 30. I

Nashville's best and brightest studio musicians The Time Jumpers - including the venerable Vince Gill - bring Music City to Park City on Saturday, August 30. I

This morning, the highly anticipated artist lineup for the 32nd annual 99.5 WYCD Downtown Hoedown, presented by Ram Trucks, Coca Cola and Coors Light, was officially announced on The Dr. Don Morning Show with Rachael and Grunwald.

Country Music Hall of Famer Mel Tillis is recovering in Nashville following heart surgery. Today, Tillis' daughter Pam Tillis released the following statement on the health status of the music legend