Nashville West

By the late 1960s Bakersfield, California was a West Coast country music mecca that, thanks to the hits of Buck Owens and Merle Haggard, challenged Nashville's dominance of the industry. The so-called Bakersfield Sound first emerged from the clubs of California's Central Valley where oil workers and day laborers went to dance. In stark contrast to the passive experience of sitting and listening to music at the Grand Ole Opry, Bakersfield bands incorporated elements of swing, rock and roll, blues, and pop, with the goal of keeping the patrons on the dance floor.

A Nashville-based singer, songwriter, and guitarist who blends good old rock & roll with a bit of country. His distinctive writing, expressive vocals and fiery guitar playing drew immediate attention in and beyond his Southern California home. Critics compared him to Bob Dylan - not at all unfavorably. Spirited, rough-edged, raw and passionate, yet eloquent and impeccably crafted, these 12 tracks confirm that Street-West is back and ready to begin that journey with an explosive liftoff.

Darling are at the forefront of Nordicana. The Norwegian folk- and americana group are releasing their fourth album in 2020, and will be following up the great success of their previous albums. They have already received a Norwegian Grammy for their album 'Vinyl and a Heartache' in 2017, toured the US and Germany, Sweden, Belgium and the Netherlands several times the last couple of years. They have played AmericanaFest in Nashville in 2017 and 2018, SXSW i Austin in 2017 and 2019, and Folk Alliance in Kansas City in 2018. They will play FAI in New Orleans in January 2020, AmericanaFest UK later that month, and most likely go back to AmericanaFest in Nashville in 2020.

Dottie West (born Dorothy Marie Marsh) was an American country music singer and songwriter. Along with her friends and fellow recording artists Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn, she is considered one of the genre's most influential and groundbreaking female artists. "Summer Time" is one of West's more successful albums.

Dottie West (born Dorothy Marie Marsh) was an American country music singer and songwriter. Along with her friends and fellow recording artists Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn, she is considered one of the genre's most influential and groundbreaking female artists. "I'll Help You Forget Her" is her sixth album, originally released in 1967. This is one of West's more successful albums. The album sold quite well and reached No. 11 on the "Top Country Albums" chart in 1967. However, the album only spawned one single. however, which was "Like a Fool". The single was successful also, reaching No. 13 on the Billboard Country music charts that same year. This was one of West's many albums with legendary RCA producer Chet Atkins.

Dottie West (born Dorothy Marie Marsh) was an American country music singer and songwriter. Along with her friends and fellow recording artists Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn, she is considered one of the genre's most influential and groundbreaking female artists. "I'll Help You Forget Her" is her sixth album, originally released in 1967. This is one of West's more successful albums. The album sold quite well and reached No. 11 on the "Top Country Albums" chart in 1967. However, the album only spawned one single. however, which was "Like a Fool". The single was successful also, reaching No. 13 on the Billboard Country music charts that same year. This was one of West's many albums with legendary RCA producer Chet Atkins.

Dottie West (born Dorothy Marie Marsh) was an American country music singer and songwriter. Along with her friends and fellow recording artists Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn, she is considered one of the genre's most influential and groundbreaking female artists. "With All My Heart and Soul" was one of Dottie West's best-selling albums.

Dottie West (born Dorothy Marie Marsh) was an American country music singer and songwriter. Along with her friends and fellow recording artists Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn, she is considered one of the genre's most influential and groundbreaking female artists. "I'll Help You Forget Her" is her sixth album, originally released in 1967. This is one of West's more successful albums. The album sold quite well and reached No. 11 on the "Top Country Albums" chart in 1967. However, the album only spawned one single. however, which was "Like a Fool". The single was successful also, reaching No. 13 on the Billboard Country music charts that same year. This was one of West's many albums with legendary RCA producer Chet Atkins.