Our focus today is on a group that has proven that yes, in fact, you can go home again. A group that hit the top of the country chart 9 times from 1996 to 2004, then seemed to lose the "magic."
November 28, 1925
George D. Hay begins a weekly broadcast called "The WSM Barn Dance" broadcasting in Nashville, with a one-hour performance by Uncle Jimmy Thompson.
November 27, 2006
Montgomery Gentry’s Troy Gentry plead guilty in Duluth, Minnesota, to a misdemeanor charge involving his killing of a captive black bear in 2004.
November 20, 1986
Ex-smoker Chet Atkins is honorary chairman of the sixth annual Great American Smokeout, asking nicotine addicts to lay off their cigarettes for one day.
November 7, 2001
The T Bone Burnett-produced O Brother, Where Are Thou? wins Album of the Year and one of its tracks, The Soggy Bottom Boys' "I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow," gets Single of the Year during the 35th Country Music Association awards in Nashville.
With the return of lead singer Richie McDonald to the fold, he original lineup of Lonestar is back (minus John Rich), and a new album 'Life As We Know It' has the Texas based band sounding just as good as ever.
Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood and Dierks Bentley are three of the big-name acts who will be at the 2014 Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam. The second annual music festival will be hitting the shores of Panama City Beach, Fla. to celebrate Labor Day and the lineup boasts more than a few big names in country music.
New country duo Haley & Michaels found themselves writing a love song about love songs with Richie McDonald of Lonestar. McDonald sang one of the best country love songs of all time and it's safe to say 'Amazed' more than inspired 'Just Another Love Song.'
Lonestar's new 'Life as We Know it' album is available as of June 4, and the band is giving Taste of Country readers a chance to hear the whole thing with an exclusive stream. 'Life as We Know It' is the first album with original lead singer Richie McDonald since 'Mountains' from 2006.
Multi-Platinum country crossover group Lonestar have announced the release of a new album, 'Life as We Know It,' on June 4. The new project is the group's first since lead singer Richie McDonald returned to the fold after an absence of four years.