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Charlie Farley Debuts with New Album, Hog Heaven, Due January 14, 2014.

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Charlie Farley Debuts with New Album, Hog Heaven, Due January 14, 2014.
If you are into southern rap, you have a new release to look forward to. Average Joes Entertainment/BackRoad Records artist Charlie Farley is set to debut with his first full-length album, Hog Heaven, on January 14, 2014. The collection was executive produced by Phivestarr Productions and AJE’s Shannon Houchins, and is available for pre-order. Three Read More

Celebrity Backstage Retreat at the American Country Awards

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Celebrity Backstage Retreat at the American Country Awards
Las Vegas, Nevada – Tuesday, December 10, 2013 Country superstar Trace Adkins and racing star Danica Patrick served as co-hosts for the American Country Awards. The show featured performances by some of country music’s top talent and hottest new artists such as Florida Georgia Line, Jake Owen with Billy Gibbons, Kellie Pickler along with presenters Read More

Bubba Sparxxx Debuts on BackRoad Records with, Pain Management, Out October 15, 2013

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Bubba Sparxxx Debuts on BackRoad Records with, Pain Management, Out October 15, 2013
Southern rapper Bubba Sparxx is starting a new chapter in his career on a new label. His first BackRoad Records album, Pain Management, will be released on Tuesday, October 15, 2013. Marking a return to his country roots, the new studio album was executive produced by Shannon “Fat Shan” Houchins and Bubba Sparxxx. Pain Management Read More

Album Review: Ride Through the Country Revisited – Colt Ford

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Album Review: Ride Through the Country Revisited – Colt Ford
Ride Through the Country Revisited – Colt Ford (Average Joes, 2013) I have a clear memory of the first time I heard Colt Ford‘s debut album, Ride Through the Country, five years ago. After skimming through about a minute of each of the first few songs, all I could think was “What the hell is Read More

Colt Ford Celebrates Five Years of Music Success with 'Ride Through the Country Revisited'

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Colt Ford Celebrates Five Years of Music Success with 'Ride Through the Country Revisited'
Colt Ford helped expand the country music genre five years ago with the release of his debut album. To celebrate the anniversary, Average Joes Entertainment is issuing a new version of the collection, Ride through the Country Revisited. Produced by Shannon Houchins and Noah Gordon, the album features both new and original versions of the Read More

Single Review: 'Drivin' Around Song' – Colt Ford

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Single Review: 'Drivin' Around Song' – Colt Ford
Songwriters: Chris Tompkins, Rodney Clawson, Craig Wiseman I’m of the mind that, these days, country music isn’t so much about the sound as it is the subject matter. Colt Ford’s new single doesn’t have twangy guitars, pedal steel, or fiddle, (it does have some banjo though!) but it’s very much a country song. One of Read More

FGL Still Leads Album Chart, Mud Digger 4 from Average Joes Entertainment Debuts at #8

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on FGL Still Leads Album Chart, Mud Digger 4 from Average Joes Entertainment Debuts at #8
While Florida Georgia Line holds on to the Number One country album again this week, their tour-mate, Colt Ford also makes an appearance in the Top Ten. Average Joes Entertainment, the record label that Colt Ford founded in 2008, released its fourth compilation CD last week. Mud Digger 4 debuted on the top ten this Read More

Live from CMA Fest 2013 – Colt Ford

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Live from CMA Fest 2013 – Colt Ford
Sunday afternoon at CMA Fest 2013 was livened up by Colt Ford who entertained the country music fans gathered in front of the Riverfront stage. Having built his career on the road, he has wonderful rapport with his audience and it makes his live show always fun to watch! People forgot about the rain as Read More

UCN Interview – Lenny Cooper: “The new album feels totally like me.”

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For me, interviews have always been about going beyond the new single or album, and finding out someone’s story. And Average Joes’ Lenny Cooper has quite a tale to tell. Growing up in rural North Carolina, Cooper and his friends spent their free time mud bogging. Only just 17, he wrote a song called ‘Mud Read More

UCN Interview at CRS 2013 – JJ Lawhorn: “I’m about telling people the way it is.”

11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on UCN Interview at CRS 2013 – JJ Lawhorn: “I’m about telling people the way it is.”
Country newcomer JJ Lawhorn is an artist of the digital age. The Virginia native harnessed the power of social media to grow his fan base, and it ended up providing him with his big break. Now part of the Average Joes Entertainment roster, JJ talked to UCN about how he was discovered from a YouTube Read More