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Blake Griffith Took Tom Douglas's Advice and Never Left Grand Cane
Grand Cane songwriter Blake Griffith wrote Tim McGraw's Hallelujahville and cuts for Lainey Wilson and CJ Solar, all without leaving his Louisiana home.

Louisiana Country Music
Oct 89 min read


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.

Louisiana Country Music
Oct 53 min read


Why Venues Like Texas Club Matter So Much to Louisiana Country Music
From Jerry Lee Lewis to John Foster, see why the Texas Club in Baton Rouge has shaped Louisiana country music for more than 40 years.

Louisiana Country Music
Aug 225 min read


Inside the First Louisiana-Based LCM Writers Retreat: Where Songs Were Written and Lifelong Friendships Began
Louisiana Country Music brought its writers retreat home for the first time, welcoming nine talented singer-songwriters to Jena, Louisiana, for 2½ days of collaboration, creativity, and community. The retreat produced eight new songs, lifelong friendships, and ended with four artists taking the stage at Songs for St. Jude to help raise more than $30,000 for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Louisiana Country Music
Jul 284 min read


From Nashville Hitmaker To CJ Solar & The Old Souls: His Next Chapter Sounds A Lot Like Home
Discover the story of Baton Rouge native CJ Solar, the songwriter behind Morgan Wallen's "Up Down" and Jameson Rodgers' "Some Girls," and learn how CJ Solar & The Old Souls is bringing him back to the music that inspired him from the beginning.

Louisiana Country Music
Jun 16 min read
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