Nashville Music Scene w/ Jerry Holthouse

You have a Greatest album getting ready to come out, how did you choose the songs? I am sure that is a tough process, there are so many great ones. Billy Lawson in Muscle Shoals produced it and we are doing the finishing touches now. We put eight of the …

Nineties hit-making country music group Restless Heart has been awarded the 2017 Operation Troop Aid Chris Kyle Patriot Award. The band was presented with the award this past Saturday night at the Touchdowns & Tunes Festival in Mayfield, Kentucky. “Over the past 11 years of this award, it has been amazing learning …

BMG has announced it will release legendary rockabilly and country music pioneer Wanda Jackson’s autobiography Every Night Is Saturday Night: A Country Girl’s Journey to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on November 14, 2017. The iconic performer known as the “Queen of Rockabilly” and the “First Lady of Rock …

Good Afternoon Michael! Thank you so much for talking with Battered and Brewed! Being from the Nashville area, you have defiantly seen this city boom! So what was a typical dinner or family meal like for you growing up? Growing up, my family ate dinner together almost every night of …

Honorees Include David Corlew, Sean Henry, Barbara Hubbard, Charley Pride, Bobby Roberts, Jeannie Seely and Butch Spyridon   The Nashville Association of Talent Directors (NATD) have announced seven highly-respected individuals who will be recognized at the 7th Annual NATD Honors Gala scheduled for November 14, 2017 at the Hermitage Hotel and presented by the Grand Ole Opry and Springer …

CMA Awards Tickets on Sale! Miranda Lambert tops the list of nominees for “The 51st Annual CMA Awards” with five nominations. Little Big Town and Keith Urban each garner four nominations, tying for the second most nominations this year. “The talent of the past year for Country has been exceptional,” …

The Music City Walk of Fame will pay tribute to the Ryman Auditorium in celebration of the historic venue’s 125th anniversary with the induction and presentation of stars to Little Big Town, the Country Music mega-group in residency at the Mother Church, along with two luminaries in the Ryman’s past: Tom Ryman, …

“The thing about making Live in No Shoes Nation,” says 8-time Country Music Entertainer of the Year Kenny Chesney, “is beyond the songs, and the solos, and the raps, it’s really about friendship. That’s how I feel about all those people who’ve come out summer after summer, who’ve lived their lives through these songs, …

REHAB will release their final studio album “Million Dollar Mugshot,” available worldwide via AVJ Records tomorrow. We’ve teamed up to exclusively premiere the track, “Dummy,” which you can stream below.  Produced by DJ Burn One and executive produced by Shannon “Fat Shan” Houchins, AVJ Records discovered the rare studio tracks featuring REHAB’s original members, …

 Country music hit-maker John Anderson is set to return to the stage on September 3, 2017, after rescheduling a few weekend of shows in August to undergo some medical procedures. “I am thankful for the outpouring of prayers from friends and fans. All medical procedures went great and we’ll plan …