by Armada Digital | Feb 5, 2021
To say he has led a full life would be life’s greatest understatement. It hasn’t always been pretty, but it has always been real. It didn’t take Willie long to go from unknown songwriter in Nashville in the 60’s to outlaw in the 70’s, to...
by Armada Digital | Feb 5, 2021
Armed with fourteen carefully-crafted gems, Shamblin decided to try his luck in Nashville. His “story songs” with vivid detail and honest, earthy lyrics quickly caught the ear of the Nashville music establishment. In short order, Randy Travis took...
by Armada Digital | Feb 5, 2021
Clark’s character-driven songs full of unforgettable images caught the attention of RCA’s Sunbury Music and he moved to Nashville in 1971. The following year, his eponymous album, featuring “L.A. Freeway,” was released and became an FM radio...
by Armada Digital | Feb 5, 2021
Kenny Rogers and the First Edition took Murphey’s idea for a concept album revolving around a ghost town in the Mojave Desert and turned it into the critically-acclaimed, The Ballad of Calico. Murphey came back to Texas just as other “outlaw”...
by Armada Digital | Feb 5, 2021
Rodney Crowell’s career is the stuff of legend, and his songs have become standards in the country music canon. “Till I Gain Control Again,” “Ain’t Livin’ Long Like This,” “Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight,” “Shame on the Moon,” and countless others have been...
by Armada Digital | Feb 5, 2021
James Hayden Nicholas is a Grammy-nominee songwriter, whose songs are known and loved by a generation of country music fans. The author of such modern classics as “Killin’ Time,” and “A Better Man,” Nicholas is also an acclaimed guitarist and producer. His...
