Saving Country Music

Jul 27, 2024 | savingcountrymusic.com | Kyle Coroneos

For nearly 50 years, The Rex Nelon Singers, who became known simply as The Nelons in 1985, were one of the groups that helped define the nexus between country and Gospel music, often referred to as Southern Gospel. The group has been nominated for three Grammy Awards and numerous Dove Awards throughout the legacy of the band that has seen generations of the Nelon Family take up the mantle of the family’s music. The group was inducted into the Gospel Hall of Fame in 2016.

Jul 27, 2024 | savingcountrymusic.com | Kyle Coroneos

News In a somewhat strange coincidence, two of country music’s biggest stars both saw fans rush the stage at their shows on Thursday (7-25) evening. The two situations couldn’t have been handled more differently with Zach nonchalantly blowing it off, and Aldean watching as security wrestled the stage crasher off stage.

Jul 26, 2024 | savingcountrymusic.com | Kyle Coroneos

#510 and #573 (Traditional country, Country blues) on the Country DDS. You can leave Dallas, but Dallas never really leaves you. Whether you were born and raised there, or only spent a few years there, Dallas often leaves an indelible mark. Blame the skyline. Blame the hustle and bustle, and the metropolitan attitude that makes it feel like a foreign country compared to the rest of Texas. But once a Dallasite, always a Dallasite. This is true of Charley Crockett. Dallas is not a music town.

Jul 25, 2024 | savingcountrymusic.com | Kyle Coroneos

Well either it’s a good sign or a bad sign. But either way, one of the most iconic signs on Lower Broadway is coming down—at least temporarily—as the property that has housed the Ernest Tubb Record Shop for decades goes through renovations to (hopefully) reopen in all of its original glory, along with newer additions to make the lucrative piece of real estate sustainable into the future.

Jul 25, 2024 | savingcountrymusic.com | Kyle Coroneos

On the night of March 2nd into early March 3rd, 2020, a complex of ten tornadoes ripped through middle Tennessee, including right in the heart of East Nashville’s Five Points neighborhood and Woodland Street. 22 people were killed in the tornado breakout, including two individuals struck with flying debris in the Five Points: Michael Dolfini, 36, and his girlfriend, Albree Sexton, 33.