Recent Music Posts
CMA Fest 2018 with Missy: Glen Templeton
As we continue to bring you coverage of CMA Fest 2018, I have the pleasure of bringing you artists you may not be aware of and artists you cannot get enough of. I might even bring you special stories and moments that you will not hear anywhere else. For fans at CMA...
CMA Fest 2018 with Missy: Maggie Rose
Many of us have picked up nicknames throughout life, some we like and some we do not. With her new song "Hey Blondie", Maggie Rose explains the inspiration behind the song that refers to a common issue many have faced. As we continued our discussion d...
Somewhere On A Beach with Laura: Stephanie Quayle
I am so honored to introduce the next artist I had the pleasure to talk with during Carolina Country Music Festival (CCMF). Let me introduce you to, The Little Rebel Engine that did herself, Ms. Stephanie Quayle. Singer, songwriter, wife, friend, and the founder...
CMA Fest 2018 with Missy: Uncle Si & The Sicotics
For those of you who enjoyed our interviews with Uncle Si & The Sicotics during this year's Country Radio Seminar, you are in for another treat as we meet once again for more laughter and fun and CMA Fest 2018. This fun trio knows how to keep it real while th...
Somewhere On A Beach with Laura: Jimmie Allen
There are new and emerging artists every day in Nashville and just about every city in this country. The difference between those who get that "big break" and those that do not, in my opinion, are the dreamer and how much they are willing to do in order to achieve...
Bo’s Extravaganza with Laura: Byron Cherry
As children, we all have dreams of what we will do “when we grow up” and if we are very blessed and work hard, they come true. I can remember watching, as so many of us did, The Dukes of Hazzard on television. Yes, the guys loved “Daisy Duke&rdquo...
Bo’s Extravaganza with Laura: Tom Wopat
As children, we all have dreams of what we will do “when we grow up” and if we are very blessed and work hard, they come true. I can remember watching, as so many of us did, The Dukes of Hazzard on television. Yes, the guys loved “Daisy Duke&rdquo...
Bo’s Extravaganza with Laura: Mountain Man
As children, we all have dreams of what we will do “when we grow up” and if we are very blessed and work hard, they come true. I can remember watching, as so many of us did, The Dukes of Hazzard on television. Yes, the guys loved “Daisy Duke&rdquo...
Bo’s Extravaganza with Laura: Renee Lawless
As children, we all have dreams of what we will do “when we grow up” and if we are very blessed and work hard, they come true. I can remember watching, as so many of us did, The Dukes of Hazzard on television. Yes, the guys loved “Daisy Duke&rdquo...
Conversations with Missy: Victoria Paige Meyerink, Nashville Elvis Festival
Elvis fans, get ready to go back in time to 1968. As we wrap up our coverage of the 2018 Nashville Elvis Festival, we bring you one of Elvis's most memorable and extremely fun co-stars, Miss Victoria Paige Meyerink. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1968 film Sp...
Conversations with Missy: Ben Thompson, Nashville Elvis Festival
As I sat in the lobby of the Franklin Theatre speaking with several of the extremely talented Elvis Tribute Artists, I had no idea what I was about to hear when Ben Thompson began to speak. Immediately in love with his accent, I had a "Missy moment" and told him. I...
Conversations with Missy: Rick Mallory, Forever Johnny Cash Tribute
When it comes to artists like Elvis Presley, Waylon Jennings, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, etc., they have left enormous shoes to fill. While their music is still very relevant today, few artists have the ability to make the same impact on music fans as they once did. For the...
Chris Young, Hunter Hayes, Kix Brooks, Charlie Worsham, & Craig Wayne Boyd deliver a special message To CMA Foundation and Music Teachers
For many of us, music is a way of healing. It is often said that music speaks when words fail. For artists, music lives in their soul. As children, most often music came alive through our music teachers in grade school. Though parents may have dreaded the early stages of...
CRS 2018 with Missy: Jessica Lynn
After having the opportunity to interview Jessica Lynn via Skype, I was very excited to finally be able to sit down with her at the 2018 Country Radio Seminar. Wrapping up a long two days of interviews at CRS with Lynn could not have been more perfect. As we sat in the lobby u...
Conversations with Missy: Doug Jones, Nashville Elvis Festival
While attending the 2nd Annual Nashville Elvis Festival, I was seated next to the wife of one of the Elvis Tribute Artists. Michelle McMillian, the wife of Doug Jones, shared with me some fun stories about the journey she has been on with her husband. Immediately intrigu...
Conversations with Missy: Riley Jenkins, Nashville Elvis Festival
There are some artists you come across that leave a lasting impression you may not have been expecting. During the Nashville Elvis Festival, I had the opportunity to meet special guest Riley Jenkins. At just 15 years old, this Elvis Tribute Artist blew me away. As with m...
Conversations with Missy: David Allen, Nashville Elvis Festival
The journey to becoming an Elvis Tribute Artist is different for everyone. Though many of the ETAs started out as young Elvis fans, their stories are all uniquely different. For ETA David Allen, his beginning was not what I expected. As Allen described the moments that led to...
CRS 2018 with Laura: Tim Elliott
We had a chance to catch up with Tim Elliott during the Grassroots Promotions Starlight Dinner which was a kickoff to Country Radio Seminar this year in Nashville. Elliott has a lot of exciting things going on and we wanted to make sure you were properly introduced t...
Conversations with Missy: Jake Slater, Nashville Elvis Festival
As we continue to bring you highlights of this year's Nashville Elvis Festival hosted by Tom Brown at The Franklin Theatre, I want to stress to all of you that the level of talent these Elvis Tribute Artists (ETAs) have is extraordinary. The knowledge they possess on knowing...
CRS 2018 with Laura: Kaylee Rutland
During this year's Country Radio Seminar (CRS), we were lucky to meet and talk with so many artists, including emerging artists. This next interview was with Kaylee Rutland. Her new EP is titled That Side Of Me, which is a collaboration of songs that she ha...
CRS 2018 with Laura: Scooter Brown Band
There are a lot of really exciting things that come along with working as a journalist in this business, one of them being the ability to bring great new artists to you that you may not have heard of in the conventional means of mainstream radio or television. We recently i...
Conversations with Missy: Cote Deonath, Nashville Elvis Festival
As many of you know, there are several Elvis impersonators all over the world and especially in places like Las Vegas. What many of you may not know is that there is a huge difference between those impersonators and actual Elvis Tribute Artists aka ETAs. Elvis impersonat...
Conversations with Missy: Gib Maynard, Nashville Elvis Festival
There is one artist whose name is known by virtually every living person, Elvis Presley. Presley is known for his thrusting hips, smooth soulful voice, generosity, flashy jumpsuits, boyish smile, making women blush, smile, scream, and faint, and so much more. To those who knew hi...
CRS 2018 with Laura: Sandra Lynn
The next artist I had the opportunity to talk with during Country Radio Seminar was Sandra Lynn. This amazingly talented artist is everything you could ask for in the “total package”. Lynn began her entertainment career at the age of 3 with dance, moving on...
Conversations with Missy: Michelle Sussett American Idol Top 14
For those of you who have not been watching this all-new season of American Idol with judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry, and Lionel Richie, you have been missing out. For those of you who have been watching, things are about to heat up. With the live shows beginning on Sunday...
Conversations with Missy: Michael J. Woodard American Idol Top 14
For those of you who have not been watching this all-new season of American Idol with judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry, and Lionel Richie, you have been missing out. For those of you who have been watching, things are about to heat up. With the live shows beginning on Sunday...
Conversations with Missy: Jonny Brenns American Idol Top 14
For those of you who have not been watching this all-new season of American Idol with judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry, and Lionel Richie, you have been missing out. For those of you who have been watching, things are about to heat up. With the live shows beginning on Sunday...
CRS 2018 with Laura: Haley Mae Campbell
The next artist I was able to catch up with during this year's Country Radio Seminar is one that you definitely need to know, Haley Mae Campbell. If you do not already have her music on your playlist, get ready, you will wonder why you have been missing out on this amazingly...
CRS 2018 with Laura: Uncle Si & The Sicotics
I am sure no one saw this coming, I know that I did not have a clue what I was getting myself into when I caught up with Uncle Si and the Sicotics at the Grassroots Promotions Starlight Dinner before the Country Radio Seminar this year. Yes, Uncle Si, the same "...
CRS 2018 with Laura: Joe and Martina (formerly Terra Bella)
Joesph Costa and Martina Costa, the husband and wife duo known as Terra Bella, are always so much fun to catch up with. We had the opportunity to talk with them at this year's Grassroots Promotions Starlight Dinner which was the kickoff to the 2018 Country Rad...
