AMERICANA AND ROOTS MUSIC NEWS

By Tim W. Jackson In April 1969 Cher recorded her first solo album in a brand-new studio opened by a group of studio musicians in Northwest Alabama. The album, released in June of that year, was ...More

First, it's pronounced REE-shard. And if you don't know Chad Richard, you should. His new album, Worthy Cause, releases April 26 and is a wonderful mix of Cajun, Texas swing, a bit of blues, and some ...More

By Tim W. Jackson Will Kimbrough’s musical career dates back to the 1980s. He’s part of Daddy, Willie Sugarcapps, and Emmylou Harris’ Red Dirt Boys. Back in the day, the Mobile, Ala., native led a ...More

Be sure to catch Erin Rae in her Wednesday, April 17, Concert Series premiere at 8 p.m. CT. She's a folk-indie act still riding high on her 2018 album Putting on Airs and preparing for a tour with ...More

Nick Black hosts the show Soul Side, which airs daily at 9 a.m. and p.m. CT. If you like soul music then Nick is the perfect conductor to take you on an hour-long ride with lots of great music videos. ...More

By Tim W. Jackson In most music circles Adam Carroll is not a household name but if you love good songwriting he should rank high on your list. The Texas troubadour releases his new album, I Walked ...More

By Tim W. Jackson John Paul White tries to be an ordinary guy. He took a break from home-schooling his kids to chat but said that algebra was on the itinerary next and the evening was a full schedule ...More

April 13 marks 21 years to the day since Lucero’s first show, which was at a warehouse space across the street from what is now the National Civil Rights Museum. On that same date this year the doors ...More

With a DittyTV Concert Series Premiere at 8 p.m. CT April 3, his new album releasing April 5 on Fantasy Records, and a tour launching April 10, Tyler Ramsey is a busy man. He took a few minutes from ...More

Brandon Kinder is more than just host of the show Earth Tones, airing at 4 a.m. and p.m. CT daily. He's a Memphis native and a musician. Offer up requests or let Brandon know if you enjoy his show by ...More

By Tim W. Jackson Is Charlie Overbey a musician who loves making hats or a hat maker who loves making music? “Those are two things I love,” he says. “I’m just lucky to be able to call them both ...More

Reed Foehl released his fifth studio album, Lucky Enough, last month, a record he cut in Austin, Texas, with a little help from The Band of Heathens. In fact he's on tour now and has two dates coming ...More

By Tim W. Jackson Tim Bluhm is back. Coming off the 2018 release of Chorus with his longtime band, The Mother Hips, Bluhm is set to release his first solo album in more than a decade. Sorta Surving ...More

You may know Isaac Erickson as host of the show Eleven, conveniently airing at 11 a.m. and p.m. CT daily. But Isaac is a man of many talents and also one of the few DittyTV staffers born and raised in ...More

Lindsey is a talented artist and host of the show Charts, which can be seen daily on DittyTV at 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. CDT. Vote for your favorite video via Twitter using the hashtag #dittyfanfav to get ...More