I updated my post for country music by Billy Currington from January 10, 2015. Individual songs have been grouped into a playlist to make listening easier.
Playlist
These are some of his more popular songs.
Billy Currington (Playlist) – 24 songs, 1 hr 27 min
See my Billy Currington post for more of his albums, videos, and links. This playlist has been included there as well.
Photo credit: We Are Tonight @ Amazon (album cover).
I updated my post for country music by Luke Bryan from November 8, 2014. Individual songs have been grouped into a single playlist, which makes listening easier. It has been included here for convenience. Also his latest album Spring Break… Checkin’ Out has been incorporated.
Playlist
These are some of his more popular songs.
Luke Bryan (Playlist) – 18 songs, 1 hr 5 min
See my Luke Bryan post for more of his albums, videos, and links. This playlist has been included there as well.
Photo credit: Spring Break… Checkin’ Out @ Amazon (album cover).
I updated my post for country music by The Band Perry from February 21, 2015. Individual songs have been extended and grouped into a single playlist, which makes listening to them easier. It has been included here as well for convenience.
Playlist
Here are some of their more popular songs.
The Band Perry (Playlist) – 12 songs, 44 min
See my The Band Perry post for more of their albums, videos, and links. This playlist has been included there as well.
Photo credit: Pioneer @ Amazon (album cover).
I updated my post for country music by Miranda Lambert from November 11, 2014. Individual songs have been grouped and extended into a single playlist, which makes listening to them easier. It has been included here as well for convenience. Also, I added additional videos and links.
Playlist
Miranda Lambert (Playlist) – 12 songs, 45 min
See my Miranda Lambert post for more of her albums, videos, and links. This playlist has been included there as well.
Photo credit: Platinum @ Amazon (album cover).
I updated my post for country music by Blake Shelton from November 11, 2014. Individual songs have been grouped into a single playlist, which makes listening to them easier. It has been included here as well for convenience. Also, I added additional videos and links.
Playlist
Blake Shelton (Playlist) – 12 songs, 45 min
See my Blake Shelton post for more of his albums, videos, and links. This playlist has been included there as well.
Photo credit: Bringing Back The Sunshine @ Amazon (album cover).
I updated my original music post for Tim McGraw from September 27, 2014. Individual songs have been grouped into a single playlist, which makes listening to them easier. It has been included here as well for convenience. Also, I added quite a few videos and links.
Playlist
Tim McGraw (Playlist) – 8 songs, 33 min
See my Tim McGraw post for more of Tim’s songs, albums, videos, and links. This video has been included there as well.
I’m Not Gonna Miss You
Tim McGraw performed I’m Not Gonna Miss You at the 2015 Academy Awards recently. It was an intimate, emotional moment of an honest, touching song that won the Grammy this year as Best Country Song. It was the last song written by Glen Campbell, who has been struggling with Alzheimer’s disease since 2011. It was also nominated for Best Original Song for a film (I’ll Be Me), but he was not able to attend. Here is Tim McGraw’s live performance of Glen’s song.
“I’m Not Gonna Miss You” by Tim McGraw – 2 min 38 sec
See my post I’m Not Gonna Miss You to listen to Glen Campbell’s music, watch the trailer of his film I’ll Be Me, or a CBS documentary about his Goodbye Tour. It also includes Glen’s performance of his song, as well as a tribute performance by his son Shannon Campbell.
I updated my original music post for George Strait from September 20, 2014. The individual songs were grouped into a single playlist, which makes listening to them easier. It has been included here as well for convenience.
George Strait (Playlist) – 12 songs, 40 min
To listen to more of his albums, view his videos, or access related links, just click the following:
Here’s some country music by Slaid Cleaves for you to listen with Spotify.
The music of Austin-based singer/songwriter and guitarist Slaid Cleaves is rooted in country and traditional folk songs. I saw him perform twice at the Cactus Cafe in Austin. The first time his childhood friend Rod Picott opened for him, with whom he has co-written quite a few songs; the other time he performed for the entire evening.
Songs
Here are some of his more popular songs.
Slaid Cleaves (Playlist) – 8 songs, 33 min
Listen to country music by Rod Picott.
Rod Picott is a singer-songwriter whose music incorporates elements of Americana, alt-country, and folk. I saw him perform twice at Cactus Cafe in Austin opening for his friend Slaid Cleaves the first time, and appearing with Amanda Shires the other time. He will also be playing at SXSW 2015.
Here is my playlist with some of his songs.
Recently I was thinking about my Mom and created a post about Love, Memory, and Music. Also, the Grammy and Academy Awards reminded me of Glen Campbell.
Glen Campbell
Country music legend Glen Campbell has been struggling with Alzheimer’s since early 2011, and has resided in a memory care facility near Nashville for the past year. When he received his diagnosis, he and his family decided to go on a three-week Goodbye Tour, which they filmed as the documentary Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me (click to watch the 3-minute trailer) released in October 2014, but it lasted 151 shows over 1 and 1/2 years (until Nov 2012). It was unusual that he and his family were willing to be public about his Alzheimer’s disease as he continued to perform, especially when other well-known people like Ronald Reagan just disappeared after it was announced.
I’m Not Gonna Miss You
Glen Campbell won the 2015 Grammy Award for Best Country Song with “I’m Gonna Miss You”, which was the last song that he wrote since struggling with Alzheimer’s disease since 2011. Also, he was nominated for an Oscar as Best Original Song written for a film (I’ll Be Me) at the 2015 Academy Awards but was not able to attend. Glen’s last performance was Rhinestone Cowboy at the 2012 Grammy Awards when he was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Tim McGraw performed I’m Not Gonna Miss You on Glen’s behalf during the 2015 Academy Awards show. Here is his live performance of Glen’s song, which was an intimate, emotional moment of an honest, touching song.
“I’m Not Gonna Miss You” by Tim McGraw – 3 min 18 sec
See my Tim McGraw post for more of his songs, albums, videos, and links. This video has been included there as well.
Listen to the music from the soundtrack for Glen’s documentary while you continue reading.
“Glen Campbell I’ll Be Me Soundtrack EP” by Glen Campbell (2015) – 10 songs, 32 min
I can relate to the honesty in Glen Campbell’s song which won the Grammy award, “I’m Not Gonna Miss You”. This was the last song that he wrote and the lyrics reflect his Alzheimer’s reality with a focus on his wife and family.
I’m still here, but I’m gone.
I don’t play guitar or sing my songs.
They never defined who I am
The man that loves you ’til the end.You’re the last person I will love.
You’re the last face I will recall.
But best of all,
I’m not gonna miss you.
Next it includes his famous song “Gentle On My Mind”, written by John Hartford, that is now performed by The Band Perry, which won a 2015 Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance. Glen’s daughter, Ashley Campbell, performs the songs “Remembering” and “Home Again”.
Also Glen performs “All I Need Is You” and “The Long Walk Home”, as well as his hit “Wichita Lineman” and the touching “A Better Place”, which were recorded live from Ryman Auditorium in Nashville which is the famous home of the The Grand Ole Opry.
Here’s a video which features “I’m Not Gonna Miss You”.
“I’m Not Gonna Miss You” by Glen Campbell (2014) – 2 min 56 sec
In January of 2013, Glen Campbell recorded his final song. Because Glen was never able to play it live due to his battle with Alzheimers, his son Shannon decided to perform the song for his father in the attic of Campbell’s Nashville home.
“I’m Gonna Miss You (Glen Campbell Tribute)” by Shannon Campbell – 2 min 47 sec
Farewell Tour
This is a TV segment about him and his struggle with Alzheimer’s during his final tour.
“Glen Campbell Farewell” on CBS News Sunday Morning (Feb 2012) – 10 min 35 sec
Popular Songs
I have also included another playlist of Glen Campbell’s earlier music for you to enjoy. He made them all famous, although the first was written by John Hartford, the next three by Jimmy Webb, and the last one by Larry Weisse.
Glen Campbell (Playlist) – 5 songs, 15 min
Photo credit: I’ll Be Me Soundtrack @ Amazon