Remembering Doug Supernaw

 Posted by at 9:11 pm on November 13, 2020
Nov 132020
 

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2020 has taken yet another country star, this time Doug Supernaw who lost his battle with bladder and lung cancer at the age of 60.  The Texan was best known for his hit “I Don’t Call Him Daddy” and 4 other Top-25 singles throughout the 90’s.  Here is what some of his peers are saying in remembrance of him today.

B.J. Thomas:  My heartfelt condolences to the family of Doug Supernaw. You will be missed.

Bri BagwellDang it. RIP Mr. Doug Supernaw.

Charley Pride:  Doug Supernaw’s voice was a mainstay during the 90s in country music and I am sorry to hear of his passing. My thoughts and prayers are with his family.

Clay Walker:  Rest In Peace Doug Supernaw. God bless your family all those who loved you.

Craig CampbellHate to hear about the passing of #DougSupernaw. His music is part of that #90sCountry that inspired me to come to #Nashville and pursue music for a livin’. Sending love to the family. Rest easy bud and thank you for stayin true to country music.

Dallas Remmington:  I am so sad to hear about Doug Supernaw’s passing. My family and I will keep him and everyone who loves him in our prayers.

David Ball:  We are sad to tell you that we lost Doug Supernaw this morning. After moving to East Texas, we got to know him and his lovely wife Cissy. Keep that family in your prayers. Thanks to @MouserMedia for letting us know. “Reno,” what a song!

Deborah Allen:  Doug Supernaw was always such a welcomed sight when our paths would cross out on the road! I loved his big smile and warm heart! He was super sweet to me and a super talent! Doug had a great love for country music and for all of his friends and fans! And the feelings were mutual in return. Doug Supernaw will be loved, missed and remembered forever by all who knew him.

Doug StoneI’m sad today for the loss of my friend Doug Supernaw. He went to be with Jesus early this morning. Cissy, Jade and I will be here for you. Whatever you need! This one hurts.

Exile:  Doug was a great guy and a good entertainer ,and a Texan no doubt! We extend our sympathies to his family and fans and the country music community. RIP Doug..

J.D. Shelburne:  My heart aches for the family of Doug Supernaw. Getting introduced to country music in the early 90s, he had one of the biggest songs I can remember in “I Don’t Call Him Daddy” – still to this day I know every single word. Country music will miss him and that last name will never be forgotten.

Jeannie Seely:  So sorry to hear of the passing of Doug Supernaw. Although I didn’t know him real well, he was always so friendly and nice when I did have the opportunity to be around him, and would like to have known him better. He was a great talent and very supportive of our Dottie West birthday bash.  Thank you and RIP Doug

Joe Bosnall (Oak Ridge Boys):  I never really knew Doug all that well, but I have always respected him. He has been in my prayers since I heard he was down. Heaven’s gained another great one. Prayers for his family.

Johnny Lee:  I am really sad to hear about the passing of Doug Supernaw. The loss of another great talent. I am going to miss you, Doug.

Kelly Lang:  Your career in country music spanned for nearly 3 decades. My thoughts are with you, your family and friends during this difficult time.

Kent Blazy:  I met Doug Supernaw thanks to Kim Williams who had written “Not Enough Hours In The Night,” and he wanted the three of us to write together. He was a genuine gentleman. He went out on the road to promote that single and we did hook up to write.

Lee Greenwood:  Praying for Doug Supernaw and his family during this difficult time. Thank you for your contributions to country music.

Linda Davis:  We have lost another member of the country music family. Fellow Texan, Doug Supernaw was a very talented man and he leaves such great music and memories for his many friends and fans. My deepest condolences go to Doug’s wife and family.

Mickey Gilley:  Sad news to report today, fellow country musician and friend, Doug Supernaw passed away today. I enjoyed his music and catching up with him during our shows in Houston. Rest In Peace Doug!

Noah Garner:  I was saddened to hear of the passing of Doug Supernaw. Being raised on 90’s Country, hits like “I Don’t Call Him Daddy”, and “What’ll You Do About Me” were staples in our home. He will be missed!

Rich O’TooleRIP Doug Supernaw. One time I was playing at The Firehouse Saloon and out of nowhere he jumped on stage and we jammed Reno for 10 minutes. Legend.

Shane Owens:  My heartfelt thoughts and prayers to Doug Supernaw and his family during this very difficult time. Have always loved his songs and he will be greatly missed.

T. Graham Brown:  Doug had a broad smile, great spirit, and firm handshake. He always left me feeling better with his natural sense of humor. Blessings and condolences to his immediate and extended family. R.I.P., dude.

T.G. Sheppard:  My thoughts and prayers are with Doug and his family during this time. He was one of the good guys in our business and he gave us some great music during his career that will always be remembered.

Tim Atwood:  The last time I performed alongside Doug Supernaw was during a Country For A Cause charity event. It had been years since I had seen him work a stage, and it was great to see him wow the Nashville crowd that night. I remembered what a great entertainer he was. Over the past year, Doug fought a good fight, but he is in pain no more. My prayers and condolences go out to his family, friends, and fans.

Toby KeithRIP Doug Supernaw. We traveled a lot together back in the day. One of a kind. Ride on in peace. -T

Interview with Dana Deatherage

 Posted by at 9:46 pm on November 12, 2020
Nov 122020
 

Artist Name: Dana Deatherage
Hometown: LIllian, Texas

What project(s) are you currently working on?

I just released me new album, “Songwriter Volume I”, and I just released a new single “Green Lights” off the album

What inspired you to pursue a career in music and when did you know?

 I was inspired early on by the Texas Country Music scene. I feel in love the artist, the scene and genre. I had quit my full time job and was in a deep depression and I turned to writing music as a way to cope and self therapy.

If you weren’t pursuing a career in music, what would you be doing for a living?

I would definitely like to own a food truck or little food dive.

What is your favorite downtime activity?

I like hiking, biking, fly fishing and cooking, especially pit BBQ

Who is your biggest celebrity crush?

Kat Hudson and Drew Barrymore, Todd Snider lol

Who is your favorite sports team(s)?

 Dallas Cowboys

What is the last movie that you watched?

 Borat

What is the last album you listened to?

Jeff Prince “Up down”

If you could only listen to one album for the rest of your life, what would it be?

Houses of the Holy- Led Zeppelin

What is the greatest country song of all time?

He Stopped Loving Her Today

What has been your favorite city/town that you’ve visited out on the road?

 Alpine/Marfa/Fort Davis/Terlingua of the Big Bend of Texas

What is your favorite meal?

Fried Chicken

Who is your dream duet partner?

Robert Plant

Who would you like to go on tour with?

Todd Snider

What is your ultimate career goal(s)?

To have one of my songs recorded by Todd Snider, Randy Rogers or other great artist. I’m a singer songwriter but feel like my path is being a songwriting. I would like to perform at the Larry Joe Taylor Music Festival in Stephenville, TX. Also I would like to play the Kerrville Music Festival in Texas.

2020 CMA Awards – Play-by-Play

 Posted by at 8:05 pm on November 11, 2020
Nov 112020
 

 

The 54th CMA Awards are set to take place at 8pm on November 11th, 2020, and this is where you can find a play-by-play of performances and award winners!  The show will be hosted by Reba McEntire and Darius Rucker and is airing on ABC.

Before the show, they had already announced a couple of awards:

Musical Event of the Year

  • “10,000 Hours” by Dan + Shay w/ Justin Bieber
  • “Be a Light” by Thomas Rhett featuring Reba McEntire, Hillary Scott, Chris Tomlin, Keith Urban
  • “The Bones” by Maren Morris w/ Hozier
  • “I Hope You’re Happy Now” by Carly Pearce & Lee Brice – WINNER
  • “Fooled Around and Fell In Love” by Miranda Lambert featuring Maren Morris, Elle King, Ashley McBryde, Tenille Townes, & Caylee Hammack

Music Video of the Year

Miranda Lambert

  • “10,000 Hours” by Dan + Shay w/ Justin Bieber
  • “Bluebird” by Miranda Lambert – WINNER
  • “Homemade” by Jake Owen
  • “I Hope You’re Happy Now” by Carly Pearce & Lee Brice
  • “Second One to Know” by Chris Stapleton

Musician of the Year

  • Derek Wells – Guitar
  • Ilya Toshinskiy – Guitar
  • Jenee Fleenor – Fiddle – WINNER
  • Paul Franklin – Steel Guitar
  • Rob McNelley – Guitar
Charlie Daniels

Charlie Daniels

The show kicked off with a tribute to the late, great Charlie Daniels.  Dierks Bentley started it off by performing the hit “Long Haired Country Boy.”  Brothers Osborne then joined Bentley on stage to perform “Trudy.”  Next up was Ashley McBryde, who sang lead vocals on “Texas.”  Jason Aldean joined in for the grand finale to sing “The Devil Went Down to Georgia.”

Reba McEntire and Darius Rucker came out to an “In-The-Round” stage set-up, surrounded by tables where the various artists were seated in a socially distanced manner, similar to the Golden Globes.  A few jokes were made, mainly around COVID-19, Reba’s new boyfriend, and Darius Rucker’s music.  A great joke was made at Morgan Wallen’s expense related to his recent removal from Saturday Night Live’s lineup.

Bobby Bones was introduced to announce the first award of the night, and made a joke about all the puns that the hosts threw around in their monologue.

Single of the Year

Maren Morris

  • “10,000 Hours” by Dan + Shay with Justin Bieber
  • “Beer Never Broke My Heart” by Luke Combs
  • “Bluebird” by Miranda Lambert
  • “The Bones” by Maren Morris – WINNER
  • “I Hope” by Gabby Barrett

Reba and Darius introduced Morgan Wallen who came out to perform “More Than My Hometown”

Model Taylor Hill came out next to introduce the nominees for Song of the Year

Song of the Year

Maren Morris

  • “Bluebird” by Miranda Lambert
  • “The Bones” by Maren Morris – WINNER
  • “Even Though I’m Leaving” by Luke Combs
  • “I Hope You’re Happy Now” by Carly Pearce & Lee Brice
  • “More Hearts Than Mine” by Ingrid Andress

Darius Rucker introduced Gabby Barrett and Charlie Puth who performed her smash hit “I Hope”

Reba introduced Eric Church who performed his new single “Hell of a View”

Reba introduced Darius Rucker who performed his new single “Beers and Sunshine”

A commercial aired announcing that the 2020 CMA Country Christmas TV special will air on November 30th, hosted by Thomas Rhett and his wife Lauren Akins.

Reba, looking very busty, introduced Ashley McBryde who performed her hit “One Night Standards”

Lauren Akins came out to announce the next award.

New Artist of the Year

  • Jimmie Allen
  • Ingrid Andress
  • Gabby Barrett
  • Carly Pearce
  • Morgan Wallen – WINNER

Darius Rucker introduced Dan + Shay w/ Justin Bieber who performed “10,000 Hours” from an empty Hollywood Bowl

Reba and Darius Rucker introduced Luke Combs who performed a new song called “Cold as You”

Darius Rucker introduced a feature where Jon Pardi and Chevy surprised a fan with a brand new Chevy Pick Up truck in honor of his service.

Joe Diffie

Joe Diffie

Darius Rucker then introduced Jon Pardi on stage who performed “Pickup Man” in honor of the late Joe Diffie.

Reba introduced Carly Pearce and Charles Kelley of Lady A who performed “I Hope You’re Happy Now.”  Lee Brice had to back out after catching COVID-19.  This performance was pre-recorded, which is a good thing because today Lady A announced they were all quarantining now due to exposure to someone that has COVID-19.

Dierks Bentley came out to give away the next award.

Vocal Duo of the Year

Dan + Shay

  • Brooks & Dunn
  • Brothers Osborne
  • Dan + Shay – WINNER
  • Florida Georgia Line
  • Maddie & Tae

CeCe Winans came out to introduce Reba McEntire and Darius Rucker, who performed “In The Ghetto” in honor of the late Mac Davis, who wrote the song that Elvis Presley made famous.

Miranda Lambert was introduced by an off-screen announcer and performed her new single “Settling Down”

Reba was back to introduce the next performance, and accidentally coughed, making for an awkward, but funny moment.  Jimmie Allen then took the stage in a tuxedo to perform his hit single “Best Shot.”  As his song faded out, he thanked country radio for making this a #1 song.  He then said he may not have even made it if it weren’t for Charley Pride.  Signed to RCA records in 1966 after a baseball career, Pride earned 36 #1 hits and is a member of the Grand Ole Opry and the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Charley Pride then took the stage with Jimmie Allen to perform his signature hit “Kiss an Angel Good Morning.”

Jimmie Allen then presented Charley Pride with the Willie Nelson Lifetime Career Achievement Award.  He nervously gave an acceptance speech that ended with a thunderous applause.

Reba and Darius Rucker introduced Chris Stapleton and his wife Morgan who performed “Starting Over”

Lauren Alaina and Patrick Schwarzenegger were out next to introduce the next award.

Vocal Group of the Year

Old Dominion

  • Lady A
  • Little Big Town
  • Midland
  • Old Dominion – WINNER
  • Rascal Flatts

Darius Rucker introduced Ingrid Andress who performed her Song of the Year nominee “More Hearts Than Mine.”  She finished the performance in tears.  Very touching moment.

Darius Rucker introduced Thomas Rhett, Chris Tomlin, and Reba McEntire to perform “Be a Light”

Jake Owen came out to present the next award

Album of the Year

Luke Combs

  • Heartache Medication by Jon Pardi
  • Never Will by Ashley McBryde
  • Old Dominion by Old Dominion
  • What You See Is What You Get by Luke Combs – WINNER
  • Wildcard by Miranda Lambert
Kenny Rogers

Kenny Rogers

Darius Rucker introduced Little Big Town who performed “Sweet Music Man” in honor of the late Kenny Rogers.  Great performance, but wish they had done more to honor Kenny Rogers than just one song.

Brothers Osborne was introduced by the off-screen announcer to perform “All Night”

Reba introduced Kane Brown who talked about the Crown Royal Purple Bag Project.  Reba then presented the 1 millionth bag to Kathleen Lewis, the founder of “Packages from Home.”  The bag was filled with Thank You notes for Lewis.

Darius Rucker introduced Mickey Gilley and Johnny Lee who were in the audience to be honored for their contributions to the Urban Cowboy movie.  Old Dominion was then introduced to perform “Lookin’ For Love”

Reba introduced Maren Morris who performed “The Bones”

Reba and Darius Rucker introduced Keith Urban who performed “God Whispered Your Name” from Australia

Charles Esten was out for the next presentation

Female Vocalist of the Year

Maren Morris

  • Miranda Lambert
  • Ashley McBryde
  • Maren Morris – WINNER
  • Kacey Musgraves
  • Carrie Underwood

Sara Evans was out next to announce the next award

Male Vocalist of the Year

Luke Combs

  • Eric Church
  • Luke Combs – WINNER
  • Thomas Rhett
  • Chris Stapleton
  • Keith Urban

Kelsea Ballerini performed her new single “Hole in the Bottle”

Reba and Darius Rucker announced the final award

Entertainer of the Year

Eric Church

Eric Church

  • Eric Church – WINNER
  • Luke Combs
  • Miranda Lambert
  • Carrie Underwood
  • Keith Urban

 

Song Review: “Down in Stillwater Oklahoma” by Joe King

 Posted by at 10:59 pm on November 10, 2020
Nov 102020
 

Ya’ll want Country Music?  Check out the new single by former NFL safety Joe King called “Down in Stillwater Oklahoma.”  It kicks off with some good old steel guitar and doesn’t let up with the traditional country sound.  Our first thought was that it sounded like something that George Strait would record.  As we dove into this further, we learned that we weren’t too far off…some of Strait’s Ace in the Hole Band members are playing on this track!  We give it a score of 7.7, which makes this a good country song!

Take a listen to the song here and let us know what you think of it!

HCM Scoring Scale:

  • 9.0-10 = Great country song/album
  • 8.0-8.9 = Very good country song/album
  • 7.0-7.9 = Good country song/album
  • 6.0-6.9 = Decent country song/album
  • 5.0-5.9 = Average country song/album
  • 4.0-4.9 = Below average country song/album
  • 0-3.9 = Not a good country song/album