RealTexasBlog.com and Country Music Magazine
We receive a lot of emails here at RealTexasBlog.com and one of them caught my editorial eye. The article told about the Country Music Magazine cover story which is about the class of ’89 in Country Music.
Very interesting….and with their permission, I’m passing the info along to RealTexasBlog.com readers. It was interesting especially to me because back in the day when I still had lots of ambition, I seriously considered launching a magazine dedicated to Country Music. The folks over at Country Music Magazine seem to have accomplished that mission and then some. I bet you can buy your copy of Country Music Magazine at your local bookstore. Just finding out how in the heck Larry the Cable Guy is a sex symbol might be worth the price of the magazine. 
Here’s the article:
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the famed “Class of ’89,” which consisted of then-newcomers Alan Jackson, Garth Brooks, Clint Black, Travis Tritt, Lorrie Morgan and Mary Chapin Carpenter. This exclusive cover story catches up with the members of that historic class as they reflect on life 20 years later. “I’d never have thought that I’d be still out here touring and having hit records and still getting on the radio,” Alan notes. “I guess sometimes the music might be a little timeless––that helps you hang on.” Clint is pleased to be among that breakout group of artists and says, “I’m proud of my contribution and I feel like I gave it my best.”
My take? Bob Wills still is….Waylon and Willie are still the outlaws, but I do like some of these “new guys” and their styles.
VALENTINE’S DAY WITH THE STARS
Taylor Swift, Dierks Bentley, Jack Ingram and more stars reveal how they like to spend Valentine’s Day with that special someone. Taylor says that if she could create the perfect day, “It would be full of surprises. I don’t think I’ve ever dated a guy that was really incredibly romantic as far as surprises and things like that.” And for John Michael Montgomery, the ideal romantic date with his wife involves “lots of sushi and going to the movies.”
Back to RealTexasBlog.com for a closing thought.
“The ideal romantic date with John Michael Montgomery and his wife involves lots of sushi?”
1. Can’t name a single song he sings right off the bat.
2. That’s probably the reason why. Sushi?
I’ve ate sushi before. But that was after a long day on the lake with a lot of cold Lone Star. We call it bait.
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What country music personality knows about sushi?????
Hey, I go all the way back to Hank Williams (Sr), Hank Snow, Moon Mullins, Marty Robbins, Patsy Cline, Tammy Wynette, Roy Acuff, “Elvis” as a kid, Loretta Lynn, Hank Locklin, Webb Pierce, Slim Whitman, Ray Price, Ferlin Husky, Eddie Arnold…………….
There never has been, and never will be, anyone with the sweet mellow voice of Jim Reeves.