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Ryan Bingham talks new album 'They Call Us the Lucky Ones,' with the Texas Gentlemen, and why he wouldn't play 'The Weary Kind.'

Johnny Mullenax turned his weekly bluegrass brunch set into a career: He'll play major festivals this year and opened for Turnpike Troubadours.

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Taylor Sheridan's 'Landman' series is creating its own musical world with country and Red Dirt songs by Sunny Sweeney, Drayton Farley, and more.

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Bleu Edmondson was poised to be the next big Texas country star, but he walked away. A decade later, he returns with the EP 'To the End.'

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Miles Miller, Sturgill Simpson's drummer, branches out and becomes a frontman on new album 'Mr. Runaway.'

Sierra Hull's new album 'A Tip Toe High Wire' is up for four Grammys, elevating the mandolin player to new heights.

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