Mel Tillis underwent colon surgery this week in a Nashville area hospital, but reports that the country music legend is in poor condition are "overstated," his rep says.
Best American Roots Song is a fairly new category at the Grammy Awards, approved by the Grammys' Board of Trustees in 2013. The first-ever winners in this category, which is awarded to songwriters, were Edie Brickell and Steve Martin in 2014, and Rosanne Cash took home the prize in 2015. And in a few weeks, music fans will find out who wins the trophy in 2016.
I will be one of the first people to tell you that when it comes to the age old question of Old School versus New School, I will pick old school almost every time.