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Twenty-four years ago today, on March 21, 2000, Nickel Creek released their self-titled debut album on Sugar Hill Records. Produced by Alison Krauss, the project spawned three singles and earned the group their first Grammy Awards nomination, for Best Bluegrass Album. Nickel Creek, a trio made up of siblings Sean Watkins and Sara Watkins, along with Chris Thile, formed in 1989 and began performing around their home in southern California; at the time, Sean Watkins was 12, Sara Watkins was eight, and Thile turned eight that year as well. Throughout the ’90s, the threesome performed at bluegrass...
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On March 21, 1989, Suzy Bogguss released her major-label debut album, Somewhere Between. The full-length project followed her two earlier, independent releases — including one that the Illinois native recorded during her tenure as a featured performer at Dollywood — and several briefly charting singles, “Love Will Never Slip Away” and “I Don’t Want to Set the World on Fire.” Performing at Dollywood was invaluable career prep, Bogguss told The Chicago Tribune in 1987: “At Dollywood, I got to meet a lot of hardcore country music fans and kind of learned what makes them tick,” she says. “I think ...
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Eleven years ago, on March 19, 2013, Kacey Musgraves released her major-label debut album, Same Trailer Different Park. The Texas native co-produced the record with Luke Laird and Shane McAnally; the latter also co-wrote the bulk of the album with her, although Josh Osborne (“Silver Lining”) and Brandy Clark (“Follow Your Arrow”) also get several songwriting credits each. “The making of this record was such a fun and meaningful time for me,” Musgraves said at the time. “As a writer, singer and producer I learned so much throughout the whole process. I am proud and excited to present a project ...
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Eleven years ago, on March 19, 2013, Kacey Musgraves released her major-label debut album, Same Trailer Different Park. The Texas native co-produced the record with Luke Laird and Shane McAnally; the latter also co-wrote the bulk of the album with her, although Josh Osborne (“Silver Lining”) and Brandy Clark (“Follow Your Arrow”) also get several songwriting credits each. “The making of this record was such a fun and meaningful time for me,” Musgraves said at the time. “As a writer, singer and producer I learned so much throughout the whole process. I am proud and excited to present a project ...
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Fifty-three years ago today, on March 18, 1971, Lynn Anderson‘s Rose Garden album landed at the top of the charts — and stayed there for a staggering 14 weeks. Rose Garden‘s success was propelled in part by its title track, which was a No. 1 hit. However, the song, written by Joe South, was intended for a man. “It was popular because it touched on emotions,” Anderson told the Associated Press. “It was perfectly timed. It was out just as we came out of the Vietnam years, and a lot of people were trying to recover. “This song stated that you can make something out of nothing,” she continued. “Yo...
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Alan Jackson was a dozen studio albums into his successful country music career when he decided to do something he’d never done before: release a gospel album. Precious Memories — what turned out to be the first of two projects by the same name — arrived 18 years ago, on Feb. 28, 2006. Jackson had previously released two Christmas albums in addition to his string of Top 5 country records, but Precious Memories was a particularly personal project; in fact, it was never intended to be heard widely. The country star originally recorded the tracks as a Christmas gift for his mother, Ruth, but an e...
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Alan Jackson was a dozen studio albums into his successful country music career when he decided to do something he’d never done before: release a gospel album. Precious Memories — what turned out to be the first of two projects by the same name — arrived 18 years ago, on Feb. 28, 2006. Jackson had previously released two Christmas albums in addition to his string of Top 5 country records, but Precious Memories was a particularly personal project; in fact, it was never intended to be heard widely. The country star originally recorded the tracks as a Christmas gift for his mother, Ruth, but an e...
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Thirty-four years ago today (Feb. 27, 1990) was a life-changing day for Alan Jackson: It was on that date that the singer’s debut album, Here in the Real World, was released on Arista Records. Here in the Real World spawned four Top 5 singles, including its title track and Jackson’s first No. 1 hit, “I’d Love You All Over Again.” The Georgia native wrote or co-wrote nine of the 10 songs on the project, which was co-produced by Keith Stegall and Scott Hendricks. Jackson signed his recording contract with Arista on June 26, 1989, shortly after the record label opened its doors. He was part of th...
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Thirty-four years ago today, on Feb. 22, 1990, Travis Tritt released his debut album, Country Club. The record was a long time coming: According to Country Music: The Encyclopedia, the Marietta, Ga., native signed a record deal with Warner Bros. Nashville in 1987 for three singles. The first tune under that contract, “Country Club” — a song inspired by the songwriters’ real-life experience with snobbery at an exclusive club — was released in 1989 and became a Top 10 country hit. Tritt’s hit drew attention from at least one influential name: “Charlie Daniels was the first person to sort of take...
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Thirty-four years ago today, on Feb. 22, 1990, Travis Tritt released his debut album, Country Club. The record was a long time coming: According to Country Music: The Encyclopedia, the Marietta, Ga., native signed a record deal with Warner Bros. Nashville in 1987 for three singles. The first tune under that contract, “Country Club” — a song inspired by the songwriters’ real-life experience with snobbery at an exclusive club — was released in 1989 and became a Top 10 country hit. Tritt’s hit drew attention from at least one influential name: “Charlie Daniels was the first person to sort of take...
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