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Loretta Lynn, Skynyrd, more on Inside Track

October’s ‘Inside Track on Music Row’ sneak peek

  • ‘Wonderful Women Who Write’ at The Bluebird
  • Martina McBride’s new Christmas album
  • Loretta Lynn: CMT’s ‘Artist of a Lifetime’
  • Lynyrd Skynyrd bid farewell
  • and much more

Catch up on more than thirty music news items in the October 2018 edition of my column, Inside Track on Music Row. The entire column (and a whole lot more) is now posted here at Nashville Music Guide, complete with photos, videos and graphics. Thank you NMG editor Amanda Andrews! You always make the column look SO good.

The column is the longest-running Country music column in America.  Scroll down for a sneak peek at just a few of the items in the October column.

Bluebird to host ‘Women Who Write’

Carlene Carter

Grammy nominated singer/songwriter Carlene Carter will host an October residency at Nashville’s famed Bluebird Cafe. Aptly titled ‘Wonderful World of Women Who Write,’ the series will feature some of her favorite female songwriters and collaborators. Lilly Hiatt and Elizabeth Cook will be featured at the October 2 show. Lauren Morrow and Pam Tillis are scheduled for October 16, and Gretchen Peters and Matraca Berg will join Carter on October 30. All shows are 9 p.m. Central. Reservations will be available on a pre-paid basis for $25.00 one week ahead of each show date at The Bluebird Cafe website.   bluebirdcafe.com.

It’s Christmas in October for Martina McBride

Martina McBride did not let the Nashville summer heat ruin her Christmas spirit, and begins her gift giving with the release of ‘It’s The Holiday Season.’  The 9-song holiday set will be released on October 19, the first with her new record label partner, BMG.  McBride also continues her ‘The Joy of Christmas Tour’ tradition, this time bringing to life the harmonic, orchestral sounds on the album by using local symphonies on each stop.    For this album, McBride collaborated with the late Patrick ‘Pat’ Williams to arrange a set of classic Christmas songs with accompaniment from more than 40 world-class musicians at the famed Capitol Studio in Los Angeles and Blackbird Studio in Nashville. Details here.

CMT honors Loretta Lynn

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The Band Steel catch Moon in a Mason Jar

Creating Country that rocks

 Bo Steele and Ben Rubino are the Band Steele. They’ve been friends since they met in high school in Winston County, Alabama.  After a video of Bo singing in a hospital waiting room went viral, they became celebrities appearing on local television and the nationally-syndicated Rick and Bubba radio show. They are now signed to indie label Fire River Records.

The Band Steele ‘Moon in a Mason Jar’

Bo and Ben are currently touring to support their new album, MOON IN A MASON JAR. ‘Good Times,’ one of the tracks on the album, is featured in the movie ‘Life on the Line’ starring John Travolta, Kate Bosworth and Sharon Stone. (Bo also secured a role in the movie!)

The Band Steele sat down to talk with me just after Fan Fest 2018.  Or rather, Ben could talk, but Bo, who was suffering from strained vocal cords, was under doctor’s order to have complete vocal rest.  Ben spoke for both of them while the normally talkative Bo wrote some notes that he could share with Ben and me during the interview.

This is one of a series of interviews that I conducted with rising singer/songwriters during CMA Fest to find out about their new music, their musical influences and their experience at CMA Fest.

Playing on Broadway

Preshias Harris:  Tell us what was one of the highlights of CMA Fest 2018 for you? And did you get to see any of your favorite artists?

The Band Steele

Ben Rubino:  We were too busy to see any of our favorite artists. But my highlight would be that we got to play down on Broadway at The Valentine. Just playing on Broadway, that’s what Nashville’s all about. So that was my highlight for sure.

PH:  Was there any moment this year, interacting with fans, that stood out for you?

BR:  So hard for me to pinpoint a moment.  But the reaction from everybody, it was just amazing.  I remember we were playing Alley Taps in Printers Alley and there was this table off to our left.  We were jammin’ and they were just loving it!  They were complete strangers and they were in that moment where I was at and it was just awesome!

PH:  So the stars just lined up?

BR:  Yeah, it was just a good feeling!

PH:  Was this your first CMA Fest?

BR:  It was our first time performingat CMA Fest.

PH:  What were your main influences when you were growing up?

The influence of Lynyrd Skynyrd

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