Thanks for checking out 650 AM WSM’sĀ I Played The RymanĀ ā a series of interviews and videos surrounding the stories and memories from artists who have had the opportunity to headline a concert at the historic Ryman Auditorium.
Check out the video of Charlie Mattos’ awesome interview below with Mac Powell!
For the full audio-only experience, click HERE!
CHUCK MEAD RELEASES NEW ALBUM, CLOSE TO HOME, ON JUNE 21,
AND LAUNCHES NEW WSM RADIO PROGRAM, FACE THE MUSICĀ
Carlene Carter appearance inaugurates new show
Ā on country musicās most famous radio station, June 14
Mead celebrates Close to Home with unconventional tour of Nashville honky-tonks.
NASHVILLE, Tenn.ā Iconic Nashville-based station WSM Radio, heard on 650 AM and around the world at wsmradio.com, today announced that recording artist Chuck Mead will launch a new monthly radio program called Face the Music.
Mead and his studio guests ā country legends, Americana stalwarts, cosmic cowboys, music business impresarios and hillbilly hellraisers āĀ will spin records and swap intimate behind-the-scenes stories that only seem to come out when itās artist to artist.
Face the Music will debut on both WSM AND wsmradio.com on Friday, June 14, with special guest Carlene Carter. The show is sponsored by legendary Nashville honky-tonk Robertās Western World and will air the second Friday of every month from 6-7 PM|CT.
The WSM debut comes a week prior to the release of Close to Home,Ā due for release onĀ June 21, 2019. The 11-track collection, on Nashville independent label Plowboy Records, is the follow-up to Meadās first Plowboy release, 2015āsĀ Free State Serenade. Recorded at the historicĀ Sam Phillips Recording StudiosĀ in Memphis, Tenn., the album was produced by acclaimed Memphis recording engineer and producerĀ Matt Ross-Spang.
The album will be celebrated with not with a single āalbum release showā but rather a multi-date āHonky-Tonk Tour of Nashville.āĀ The week will kick off on Honky-Tonk Tuesday at the American Legion Hall on June 18, The 5 Spot on June 19, Deeās Country Cocktail Lounge June 20, The Nashville Palace June 21, and Robertās Western World June 22. (Mead has a long history with Robertās: the first BR-549 release was a live EP recorded there, which not only helped to launch the bandās career, it also brought droves of artists, fans and industry types down to the gritty side of town. Nashvilleās lower Broadway has exploded in the last decade.)Ā Also on June 22, prior to the Robertās show, Mead will make a guest appearance on the Grand Ole Opry ā his 139th!
According to Mead, āItās extremely exciting to me to delve into radio and Iām honored to be a part of the long WSM history. With Face the Music, I get talk to people artist-to-artist about the records that influenced them and shaped their own work. Of course we have a little fun along the way. The fact that the show premieres the week I have a record coming out and Iām playing all my favorite honky-tonks in Nashville makes it all that much sweeter.ā
āWeāre constantly looking for new ways to stay engaged in an ever-changing listening environment, and we believe adding Chuck Meadās Face the Music to our programming line-up on both 650 AM and WSMonline.com feels like a natural fit. Chuck and his guests will provide audiences both near and far with engaging conversation, industry insight, and those much sought-after artist stories from the road. We canāt wait to hear Chuckās voice and style on WSM,ā said J. Patrick Tinnell, WSM Program Director.
*Face the Music with Chuck Mead airs the second Friday of every month from 6-7 PM|CT!
GRAND OLE OPRY, WSMONLINE.COM TO SALUTE RANDY TRAVIS IN HONOR OF THE LEGENDARY ENTERTAINERāS 60th BIRTHDAY
New Memoir āForever and Ever, Amenā to be Released on May 14
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 25, 2019) — Legendary country superstar Randy Travis will make a special appearance on the Grand Ole Opry stage Saturday, May 4 to celebrate his 60th birthday. The Opryās flagship radio station 650 AM WSM and its digital counterpart have named Travis their Artist of the Month and will mark the Opry and Country Music Hall of Fame memberās 60th with a week of special promotions and programming, including Travisā Opry birthday appearance, beginning Monday, April 29. Forever and Ever, Amen: A Memoir of Music, Faith and Braving the Storms of Life will be released on May 14 and is available for preorder now at foreverandeveramenbook.com.
Randy Travis fans Charles Esten, Josh Turner and Charlie Worsham are all scheduled to appear on the Opry on Travisā birthday, as is his fellow Country Music Hall of Famer Don Schlitz, who wrote or co-wrote a number of Travisā biggest hits, including āDeeper Than The Holler,ā āForever And Ever, Amen,ā āHeroes And Friends,ā āOn the Other Handā and āPoint Of Light.ā
Travis signed a Nashville record deal in 1985, became a country music sensation with the release of his landmark album Storms Of Life, and joined the Opry in 1986. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2016.
Opry ticket information for the special May 4 show found HERE!
On-air listening accessible HERE!
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