Songwriter Jesse Winchester, who had a number of songs recorded by country stars like ACM Entertainer of the Year George Strait and the Everly Brothers, died on Friday.
Up to now, I really haven't told too many people about this but I am a huge Neil Diamond fan. I have admired this guy since I was a small child. He is an amazing songwriter and singer. I have seen him in concert a few times and he is also a consummate entertainer...
Every now and then a new artist runs through WYRK studios and performs a mini concert for a few of the staffers. Most of the time, we find out that the guy/girl has been working the circuit in Nashville or has been writing there for quite a while. One guy who recently blew through Buffalo on one of those quick tours was D. Vincent Williams. Williams has been writing in Nashville for a long time
So if you had to pick a favorite Garth Brooks song, what would it be? Hard to answer right? Would it be a sad one? A slow love song? Or a honky ton-kin good time song? For me it would depend on the mood I am in. I think when it comes down to it, it is all about the relate-ability of the words. That is the essence of not only country music, but, of Garth Brooks as a songwriter and that has pa