and its sound included a piercing electric guitar, a driving drum beat, and a voice that delivered lyrics about both good times and heartbreak with emotional urgency. It was called honky-tonk.

THE BASICS: FROM HONKY TONK TO PROTEST: A WOMAN’S VIEW OF COUNTRY MUSIC runs through October 3, 2021 at the D’Youville Kavinoky Theatre 320 Porter Avenue (on the D’Youville College campus).

Johnny 99 is the alter ego of John Sponarski, guitarist in City and Colour, but as Johnny 99  he has been carrying the torch ...

Everybody's favourite Coastal Cowgirl shares the brilliant new video for 'Loud Mouth Women' as she finds herself trapped in ...

Whether it was the meteoric rise of Taylor Swift, the release of Beyonce's Cowboy Carter album or something else entirely that kick-started a country ... to create a 'honky-tonk dream' in the ...

A show fit for cowboys and honky tonk queens everywhere, audiences will be treated to the biggest hits in country music, including 'Jolene', 'Ring of Fire', 'Islands in the Stream', 'Man I Feel Like A ...

such as the Biscuits Beats and Brews festival and The Blue Note's Country Royale showcase — where they wore the musical clothes of Merle Haggard and the Strangers. Future Honky Tonk Revival ...