The Hannah Montana: The Movie soundtrack continues its No. 1 perch on Billboard's country albums chart. But Dierks Bentley's "Sideways" topples his old buddy Kenny Chesney's "Out Last Night" from the top of this week's songs listing.
Hank Williams was lucky. That's a seemingly bizarre but logical argument that posits that his legacy was guaranteed by his early death while he was still at the top of his musical and songwriting powers. He was only 29 when he expired in the back seat of
What better time to celebrate independent music than Independence Day? From the realms of bluegrass, alternative country, R&B and folk, here are 10 top-notch independent albums that have crossed my desk during the first half of 2009.
