Combat veteran channels PTSD into country music career, inspiring others

After serving in Afghanistan, an Army combat veteran is channeling his PTSD into music. It’s led him to perform under the ...
KTBS 3

KTBS features James Burton Museum ahead of International Guitar Festival

Music history and the charitable mission of legendary guitarist James Burton take center stage for the ArkLaTex Made segment ...
Whiskey Riff

Garth Brooks Says He Gave Guitar To Young Fan At F1 U.S. Grand Prix Because… It Wasn’t Working

In case you missed it, country music legend Garth Brooks played his only concert of 2025 last weekend. Over 100,000 fans piled into the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas to catch ...
Whiskey Riff

Trace Adkins Told Doctors To Reattach His Pinky Finger In A Specific Guitar Chord Position- “If You Put It Like That, I Can Still Use It”

What resulted is Adkins specifically making the doctors reattatch his left pinky in a permanent hook position, easily ...
The Forward

Why does this Jewish music sound so Christian?

Joe Buchanan sets Jewish prayers and ideas into country ballads — an unusual combo given the genre's use by Christian bands.
American Songwriter

On This Day in 2019, Country Music Said Goodbye to This Pedal Steel Legend and Longtime Sideman to George Jones and Tammy Wynette

In September 1955, George Jones reached the Billboard country chart for the first time with “Why Baby Why.” It certainly wouldn’t be his last, as Jones went on to have one of the most influential ...
American Songwriter

The Surprising Reason Garth Brooks Gave His Guitar to a Young Fan During Formula 1 Grand Prix Set

During his only show of 2025, Garth Brooks made a young fan's night when he gifted him the guitar he'd been playing.