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The inaugural issue of Country Weekly magazine debuted 23 years ago on April 12, 1994. While the print version of Country Weekly ceased in 2016, the content still lives at Nash Country Daily. Flipping through the magazine almost a quarter-century later, a few things caught our eye, including: Garth Brooks on the cover, with pics…… MORE
1994-04-12 Garth Brooks 1994-04-19 Wynonna Judd 1994-04-26 Reba McEntire 1994-05-03 Tanya Tucker 1994-05-10 Garth Brooks 1994-05-17 Lorrie Morgan 1994-05-24-Dolly-Parton 1994-05-31 Randy Travis 1994-06-07 Conway Twitty 1994-06-14 John Anderson 1994-06-21-Tim-McGraw-Tug-McGraw 1994-06-28-Tracy-Lawrence 1994-07-05-Alan-Jackson 1994-07-12 Fan Fair 1994-07-19 Hal Ketchum 1994-07-26 John Michael Montgomery 1994-08-02 Pam Tillis 1994-08-09 Hank Williams Jr.: Love Tames Legendary Wild Man 1994-08-16 Elvis…… MORE
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Originally published in the November 1, 1994 issue of Country Weekly magazine. After three years as country music’s hottest duo, has Brooks & Dunn got two big heads? Not on your life. “We’re both way too realistic and neurotic about this business to assume for a second that stardom has set in,” Ronnie Dunn told…… MORE
Originally published in the November 1, 1994 issue of Country Weekly magazine. Tim McGraw’s triple-platinum album has already spawned three hits, and the superstar said the best is about to arrive with the moody title cut, “Not a Moment Too Soon.” “It’s my favorite song off the album,” McGraw told COUNTRY WEEKLY, which went along…… MORE
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Originally published in the Oct. 18, 1994 issue of Country Weekly magazine. Once, Merle Haggard could see no further than the walls of San Quentin prison. Today he views life from the top of the world of country music—the newest member of the Country Music Hall of Fame. A star-studded tribute album and a television special add to…… MORE
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Originally published in the September 20, 1994 issue of Country Weekly magazine. Nothing like a little fishing between friends to take the edge off a potential controversy. So with that in mind and with pole in hand, Alan Jackson recently answered Hank Williams Jr.’s request to appear in Bocephus’ forthcoming video, “I Ain’t Going Peacefully.” It…… MORE
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Originally published in the August 9, 1994 issue of Country Weekly magazine. When Tim McGraw was selecting the site to film the video for “Down on the Farm,” the follow-up to his tear-jerking hit, “Don’t Take the Girl,” he chose the most logical place in the world — Tallulah, La., where he was raised. To…… MORE
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As he ran, carrying his wife to safety, Tracy Lawrence expected the building behind him to explode. This was, after all, just play-acting for the video to his new hit single, “Renegades, Rebels and Rogues.” But the make-believe danger became too real when a heavy, wooden crate was accidentally left in front of the exploding…… MORE
Kathy Mattea cares, and the music community cares for her. That much became obvious as Country Weekly tagged along during her recent whirlwind travels between New York City and Nashville. During a four-day New York blitz, Kathy continued to carry country music’s banner in the fight against AIDS—a cause she has cared about for years—and…… MORE
What’s in a name? For Crystal Gayle, a 7,700-square-foot store loaded—appropriately—with Baccarat, Waterford, Lalique and Orrefors. The tiny singer with the long, long hair has been running her own shop, selling crystal and gift items, since 1987. A customer entering “Crystal’s” for the first time is overwhelmed by the sheer volume of gorgeous stuff displayed…… MORE
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Originally published in the April 12, 1994 issue of Country Weekly magazine—the very first issue! Garth Brooks is breaking box office records in Ireland this week, but the country megastar has more than music on his mind as he awaits the birth of his second daughter. “After she arrives I’m planning to take a huge…… MORE
Thomas Rhett is ready to hit the road and Bring The Bar To You in 2022!
Starting in June, Thomas will kick-off his Bring The Bar To You tour with back to back shows in Gilford, New Hampshire with openers Parker McCollum and Conner Smith.
After going through the last two years, Thomas says, “I’ll never take for granted being able to come see y’all and I’m so fired up to play some of these new ones that were made with these nights in mind. I have a feeling things are going to get loud – I’m counting down the days already!”
Photo Courtesy of Thomas Rhett