Dan Smalley Left Nashville for Shreveport, the City That Once Nearly Took Everything
Songwriter Dan Smalley wrote hits for Ashley McBryde and Trace Adkins before leaving Nashville to build a country music scene in Shreveport, Louisiana.
Louisiana Country Concerts Guide: Fall 2026 (updated)
From Little Big Town in Youngsville to Brooks & Dunn and Zach Top at the Cajundome, here's every major country show hitting Louisiana this fall.
Sugarfield Spirits Teams Up With CJ Solar For A Black Label Blues Bourbon
CJ Solar and Sugarfield Spirits in Gonzales, LA made a limited run of 70 bottles finished in orange liqueur barrels, plus a look inside the Sugarfield Spirits distillery.
Honky Tonk Badonkadonk: The Story Behind Trace Adkins' 2005 Crossover Hit
Sarepta's own Trace Adkins released Honky Tonk Badonkadonk in 2005. Here's how the 3x Platinum hit was born at Nashville's Wildhorse Saloon.
Hunter Hayes' Wanted and the Chart Record It Set in 2012
In 2012, Hunter Hayes' Wanted hit No. 1 on Billboard Hot Country Songs, making the Breaux Bridge native the youngest solo male artist to top the chart.
How a New Orleans Songwriter's Hit Became Matthew McConaughey's First Time on Camera
Greg Barnhill shares how Walkaway Joe went from a work tape to a Grammy-nominated Trisha Yearwood hit and Matthew McConaughey's first time on camera.
