Silverado Records Releases Summer On Repeat Vol. 3

It’s that time of year where all of us are getting ready to enjoy all the things that summer brings us, including all those great summer anthems! That’s where Silverado Records is back once again with music just in time for summer.

The popular record label that is based in Nashville, Tennessee, has just released its third volume in its Summer On Repeat series, which is a compilation album featuring artists from Silverado Records’ roster, as well as different singer songwriters from Nashville! If you would like to read more about the first two volumes, click HERE for volume one and click HERE for volume two. Continue reading

Artist in Retrospect: Bobbie Gentry

I have always enjoyed learning more about the musical artists I like, even those that have fallen out of the public eye. This past summer, I stumbled across an article published by the Washington Post about the popular 1960’s country artist named Bobbie Gentry, and how she hasn’t been seen or heard from since the late 80’s. I was immediately interested in finding out all I could about this mysterious artist.

Bobbie Gentry, born Roberta Lee Streeter on July 27, 1944, was most known for her song, Ode To Billie Joe. Like most fans, this was the only song I knew by her, and, to be honest, I knew it best from hearing other artists cover it live, like Jeannie Seely at the Grand Ole Opry. Most of Gentry’s songs were based on her hometown in Mississippi. Continue reading