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2 months ago | 
dreamsabroad.com | Cillea Houghton
Growing up in her native Coral Springs, Florida, Dreams Abroad CEO and Founder Leesa Truesdell was raised with a different kind of bedtime story. In place of classics like Peter Rabbit were stories from her beloved grandmother, Micaela Colón (affectionately known as “Tata”), who was a proud native of Puerto Rico.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
americansongwriter.com | Cillea Houghton
While Nashville has long been known as Music City, that deep passion for music can be felt across the entire state of Tennessee. At the core of this musical legacy are the songwriters for whom Tennessee passed a state statute in 2019 to spotlight these oft-unsung heroes with an annual celebration of music’s past, present, and future. The tradition continues with Tennessee Songwriters Week, which takes place during the last week of February.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
americansongwriter.com | Cillea Houghton
For singer, songwriter, and longtime member of Jimmy Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band, Mac McAnally, life is a symphony. “I hear music in everything,” he shares with American Songwriter. “I hear melody in nature. It’s always sounded like music to me.” Born in the same doctor’s office as Tammy Wynette near Red Bay, Alabama, McAnally recalls the prophecy his grandmother bestowed upon him moments after his birth.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
flipboard.com | Cillea Houghton
It might only be Week One, but I think I’ve already played one of 2025’s best gamesI love it when a video game makes me say ‘wow’ out loud. It’s even better when it can happen often - and such was the case in an one-hour hands-on …
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Dec 19, 2024 | 
americansongwriter.com | Cillea Houghton
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
americansongwriter.com | Cillea Houghton
Between the release of his latest album, Class of ’89, the launch of the Kenny Campbell Foundation in 2023, and running Grindstone Cowboys coffee shop with his wife Mindy, Craig Campbell has enjoyed a fulfilling year. “There’s a lot of irons in the fire at the moment,” Campbell tells American Songwriter in a phone interview from his home in Tennessee. Among those irons is his recent offering, Class of ’89, a collection of six cover songs that hold special meaning for the singer.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
americansongwriter.com | Cillea Houghton
Lainey Wilson has had a whirlwind few years. After a decade of hustling in Nashville to make her country music dreams come true, Wilson experienced a hard-earned career breakthrough in 2021 with her first No. 1 single, “Things a Man Oughta Know.”It’s been a firestorm ever since.
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Jul 31, 2024 | 
nodepression.com | Cillea Houghton
Los Lonely Boys merge their Texas rock sound with meaningful messages on their new album, Resurrection. You likely know the band for their hit debut single “Heaven,” which elevated them from the Texas rock n’ roll landscape into the mainstream 2004. The song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and won them a Grammy for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal.
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May 3, 2024 | 
wildwillie100.com | Cillea Houghton
CMA Country Christmas airs tonight at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. Carly Pearce and Gabby Barrett host and perform, with additional performances by Carrie Underwood, Jimmie Allen, Pistol Annies, Lainey Wilson and more. Chris Stapleton has booked a series of dates in Canada in April and May 2022 on his All-American Road Show tour. Elle King will open for him. Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time.
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Apr 22, 2024 | 
americansongwriter.com | Cillea Houghton
Shane McAnally has a specific analogy that reflects the course of his life as a songwriter. Admitting that he’s never been adept with geography, McAnally relies on GPS to get him to his destination—even if it takes him on an unexpected route. “When you have the map, you put your destination in and I do not question it,” he begins. “If it takes me left where I think I’m supposed to go right, I still go left and I get to the place I’m going, even though it isn’t the way I thought.
