Marcus K. Dowling
Nashville Country Music Reporter at The Tennessean
Iconoclastic Polymath. Nashville Country Music Reporter, @Tennessean / @usatoday. [email protected]
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3 days ago |
tennessean.com | Marcus K. Dowling
The Grand Ole Opry, country music's beloved American staple, turns 100 this year. To celebrate, they're revealing a list its fans compiled of the 100 greatest country songs. Eventually, you, the Tennessean readers and the world will choose the No. 1 country song released during the Opry's hundred-year history. The songs have been revealed in weekly installments with the latest reaching the 2000s.
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3 days ago |
dnj.com | Marcus K. Dowling
To celebrate, they're revealing a list its fans compiled of the 100 greatest country songs. Eventually, you, the Tennessean readers and the world will choose the No. 1 country song released during the Opry's hundred-year history.
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3 days ago |
tennessean.com | Marcus K. Dowling
Rascal Flatts released their first album in eight years, "Life Is a Highway: Refueled Duets," on June 6, 2025. The album features collaborations with various artists including Jason Aldean, the Backstreet Boys, Kelly Clarkson, and Blake Shelton. The band's harmonies are credited with influencing the sound of country music and breaking down genre barriers. The cover of "Life Is A Highway" for the movie "Cars" became a defining moment in their career.
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4 days ago |
tennessean.com | Marcus K. Dowling
A statue of George Jones was unveiled on the Ryman Auditorium's "Icons Walk."Jones joins other country music icons like Little Jimmy Dickens, Bill Monroe, Loretta Lynn, and Charley Pride on the Icons Walk. The unveiling is part of the Grand Ole Opry's 100th-anniversary celebrations. Country Music Hall of Famer and Grand Ole Opry member George Jones is the latest genre icon to be memorialized with a bronze statue on the "Icons Walk" at the Ryman Auditorium's property.
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4 days ago |
yahoo.com | Marcus K. Dowling
Country Music Hall of Famer and Grand Ole Opry member George Jones is the latest genre icon to be memorialized with a bronze statue on the "Icons Walk" at the Ryman Auditorium's property. "One of the most influential and revered voices in country music history" joins statues of Little Jimmy Dickens, Bill Monroe, Loretta Lynn and Charley Pride to represent "legacies that continue to inspire generations of performers," the Ryman said in a statement.
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