Luke Combs Headlines Nu Country TV
North Carolina superstar Luke Combs takes us on a wild ride in The Twisters movie when he headlines Nu Country TV at 9.30 pm on Saturday August 31.
Fellow North Carolina legend Randy Travis and Texans Miranda Lambert and Whey Jennings boomerang to the show filmed and produced by Laith Graham and repeated Monday at 3.00 am.
The Queensland Zac Cross Band and Oklahoma young gun Wyatt Flores debut on the program.
Nu Country TV is a highlight of C 31 streaming list on Digital 44.
This series is dedicated to late Nu Country TV host and treasurer Mid-Pacific Bob Olson and Vice President Rod Browne.
Further info – https://www.c31.org.au/
Luke Fuels Twisters
North Carolina superstar Luke Combs takes us on a wild ride on The Twisters movie soundtrack.
Combs, now 34, shows how to survive storms on a lonesome highway and Red River.
Luke had plenty of outlaws joining him and other storm chasers in the wild west.
But not his wife Nicole and their two sons Tex and Beau.
Ain’t No Love In Oklahoma is on the soundtrack of the new Twisters movie.
It’s an update of the famed 1996 film and this time the stars include Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar Jones.
Combs sold out his Australian tour last year with footy celebrities including Eddie Betts and Charlie Cameron among his audiences.
Luke previously fronted our show with his videos including Loving On You, Six Feet Apart, Does To Me, Fast Car and Without You.
His debut deluxe disc This One’s For You 2 was #1 for 44 weeks on Billboard and broke Randy Travis’s record for Always and Forever that was #1 for 43 non-consecutive weeks in 1987-1988.
CLICK HERE for Luke’s What You See Is What You Get CD feature in The Diary on November 25, 2019.
CLICK HERE for his concert review on August 20, 2023.
Randy Travis Boomerangs After Health Dramas
Fellow North Carolina born seven-time Grammy winning actor Randy Travis returns to our show after recovering from major health dramas.
They include aphasia after a stroke and heart attack in 2013.
Randy, now 65 and born Randy Traywick, has starred in several movies including Black Dog, Young Guns, Frank and Jesse and Maverick.
Randy’s eyesight survived in his new video for Where That Came From as he celebrated a woman with eyes like diamonds.
His voice was re-created by using artificial intelligence.
“I love the timeless lyrics and the traditional country instruments, like steel guitar, banjo, piano, fiddle,” Travis revealed.
“It was music I believed in, that told a story I wanted to share. We were fortunate to have a large catalogue of songs to choose from that were more traditional. At the time, people and radio really weren’t playing this kind of music. Most people were recording more of an urban cowboy sound, so I got to choose from the best of the best, cream of the crop. It was exciting for all of us to get back to our roots.”
Where That Came From follows more than 25 albums including Storms of Life (35th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) in 2021 with three new songs Ain’t No Use, Carrying Fire and The Wall.
His recovery included travelling to hometown Marshville to view a Randy Travis mural by Scott Nurkin of Mural Shop and Randy Travis Music Festival appearance.
Randy’s resurrection includes gospel and Christian albums and new live studio video after his Country Music Hall of Fame induction in 2016.
Further info – https://www.randytravis.com/
Whey Jennings On A Ten Day Run
Texan Whey Jennings follows in the footsteps of his late grandpa Waylon and grandmother Jessi Colter.
Whey Jennings takes viewers on a road trip as he pays tribute to truck drivers and their families.
Sadly the trucker in the video returned from the road to find his home and contents up in flames.
His wife got tired of waiting for his return
Whey, 42, echoed wild times of his grandfather Waylon who died at 64 on February 13, 2002.
Ten Day Run is on Whey’s debut album Jekyll & Hyde
Whey previously fronted our show with his videos for Just Before The Dawn – title track of his third EP released on September 22, 2023 – and Texan outlaw Creed Fisher, 50, on famous Waylon hit Don’t You Think This Outlaw Things Done Got Out Of Hand thatwas cut by Waylon as the second single on his 1978 album I’ve Always Been Crazy.
Whey’s previous EPS were Gypsy Soul in 2020 and If It Wasn’t for The Sinning in 2022.
He writes and sings about his personal struggles with addiction, finding sobriety and redemption through faith, family and friends.
“Out of 42 years on this earth I lived 38 of them in the darkness,” Whey revealed.
“I was pretty well a functioning drug addict and an alcoholic. I found the light three years ago by the grace of God and my Momager, Tammy. I have a beautiful wife who has also stood by my side, and six beautiful children who continue to love me. I’ve decided to dedicate this EP and my life to them.
“My story is a little different than most. Even though my grandfather was Waylon and my uncle is Shooter, I didn’t initially chart a life course at being a full time musician or recording artist, even though I was on the road with my family as a young child.”
Further info – https://www.wheyjennings.com/
CLICK HERE for our membership page to discover how you can win Waylon CDs by becoming a Nu Country TV member.
Miranda Lambert Wears Her Wranglers
Triple Grammy winning Texan star Miranda Lambert hits the road in Wranglers – her vivid video of a victim of lost love in her Nu Country TV return.
She had plenty of ruptured romances to draw upon.
Miranda, now 40, was first wed to fellow country star-actor and Voice judge Blake Shelton for four years from 2011 to 2015.
Lambert celebrated her 37th birthday on November 10. 2021, with her second husband Brendan McLoughlin – a New York city cop.
Miranda is a pet pal and co-founder of the Pistol Annies andrenowned for rescuing and raising dogs at her Mutt Nation Foundation.
She fronted our show with Chris Stapleton on Maggie’s Song – a tribute to Stapleton’s deceased dog on his fourth album Starting Over that topped charts on debut.
Miranda has released 10 solo albums and four with the Pistol Annies.
Her 11th solo album Postcards From Texas is out on September 13.
Lambert previously fronted our show with her western video If I Was A Cowboy that followed Settling Down from her Grammy-winning ninth album Wildcard that produced No.1 hit Bluebird.
She also joined Leon Bridges on their duet video If You Were Mine and her video about Flores from Juarez – south of El Paso.
Miranda also fronted our show with her humorous Tequila Does video that she wrotewith fellow Texans Jon Randall and Jack Ingram and In His Arms on the trio’s new 15 track disc – the Marfa Tapes.
She was joined by fellow Texan Maren Morris and other star peers Ashley McBryde, Elle King and Caylee Hammack in her Fooled Around And Fell in Love video.
Miranda is also promoting her new Gibson Miranda Lambert Bluebird guitar, book Y’all Eat Yet? weaving in food and her story and Idyllwind Velvet Rodeo fragrance as part of Idyllwind at Boot Barn stores.
She cancelled her debut Australian tour with Brothers Osborne at Rod Laver Arena and 13th CMC Rocks Queensland festival in Ipswich in 2019.
CLICK HERE for an exclusive Miranda interview in The Diary on November 11, 2019.
Zac Cross Band Play Rockhampton and Gympie Muster
Rockhampton reared Zac Cross Band debut on our show with a video filmed in their hometown’s Great Western Hotel.
They also hit stock yards and bar pool tables.
Zac revealed the video illustrated a true love story of meeting his fiancée.
If You Have To Know is on their debut album Times Like These.
Their singles include Dear God, Too Far Gone, Into The Night, What Music Is To Me, Like Tomorrow and Country Got It Right. Zac and fellow band members Lachlan Plant, Bailey Connor and Joe O’Shaughnessy play Gympie Muster this weekend.
Further info – https://www.zaccrossband.com/
Wyatt Flores Milwaukee Woes
Oklahoma young gun Wyatt Flores debuts on our show with a plea to a departed lover.
Wyatt hit paddocks, pool table and stages to ease his pain in his Milwaukee video.
Wyatt, 23, is a mental health advocate from Stillwater.
Milwaukee is on his 2023 EP Life Lessons – his other EPS are The Hutson Sessions and Half Life that include singles Losing Sleep, Break My Bones, Running Out Of Time and How To Save A Life.
Flores revealed his relationship with fame, mental health, religion, and romantic relationships in his songs.
“I like to keep it very based on what I felt and just try and go for that emotion,” Wyatt revealed. “If you can somehow captivate listeners in the story and make them feel the emotion through the song then you’ve done your job. I guess that’s all I’m after.”
Further info – https://www.wyattfloresmusic.com/#/
Win Waylon, George Jones and Merle Haggard
Help us celebrate being Nu Country TV members and win albums by late Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard, George Jones and Highwaymen by becoming a Nu Country member or renewing your membership.
George, Waylon, Merle and Willie Nelson were among country historian Barbara Dowling’s favourite Texans.
The Waylon, Highwaymen, Merle and George discs were donated by Barbara who died at 77 in December, 2020.
She co-hosted Long In The Saddle in our Nu Country FM era and was pioneer Australian and Victorian country music awards judge.
Barbara was admired for rising above losing her sight as a young woman and her country passion with annual trips to Waylon’s birthplace in Littlefield, West Texas. Waylon died at 64 on February 13, 2002, and is survived by singing spouse Jessi, now 80, and son Shooter, 44.
Win Keith Urban CDs Also
We have expatriate Australasian superstar Keith Urban’s chart topping 12th album The Speed Of Now – Part 1.
Also BR5-49 CD Big Backyard Beat Show and Billy Ray Cyrus’s historic 1992 album Some Gave All featuring Achy Breaky Heart.
We have other CDS by major artists you can win by becoming a Nu Country TV member or renewing memberships.
They include Brad Paisley, Eric Church, Kip Moore, Carrie Underwood and late larrikin legend A.P. Johnson.
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