…Bakersfield country sound, regarded as an antidote to the more-saccharine and diluted arrangements coming from Nashville in the era. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIaVPmLJJzU Over the course of a six decade career, Haggard had…

Ali McGuirk has made a career of captivating audiences with her powerful, buttery voice and heartfelt songwriting….

Join WUMB throughout the day on Tuesday, April 12th as we celebrate the 58th birthday of Amy Ray. We’ll share her recordings with Emily Saliers in the Indigo Girls as…

Jon Shain and FJ Ventre began making music together when they met in their Massachusetts high school. Both landed in North Carolina where they continue to perform and record together….

…(on German TV): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XVBubVE2Ls Throughout the 1970s, despite ongoing conflict over the creative direction of the group among its members, Little Feat released albums that explored and blended various elements…

…summer of that year, Loretta Lynn’s first single, “I’m a Honky Tonk Girl” was a hit on the Country chart. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgE-gwZDbb0 Over the course of a six decade career, Loretta…

…in hand with artistic output. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Bo3f_9hLkQ Smith, like her contemporaries (and many Americans of all backgrounds), did not fare well during the Great Depression. The network of performance venues that…

…by sharing tracks from throughout his career all day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGmJsvBP3i8 Hear the Artist of the Day features in the 9 AM, noon, 3 PM, and 7 PM hours each weekday….

…also helped Josh Ritter get his first breaks in the late 1990s. WUMB will share songs from throughout Hansard’s three-decade career on Thursday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-GSM2KlnNQ Hear the Artist of the Day…