Music

Country, gospel, rock and the standards. Listening well, playing something and the stories behind the songs.

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GuideDean ShawNov 5, 20266 min

Ten songs, one binder, and a kitchen table that sings

Most family music nights die by week three. A binder, a capo and one rule about the weakest player will keep yours going.

Build a Road Trip Playlist One Decade at a Time

Music on video

Worth an hour of your evening

From channels we rate. Plays on YouTube.

CMTMar 29

Kane Brown Performs and Tells Story Behind "Like I Love Country Music" | CMT Storytellers

Country NowAug 14

Kane Brown Shares Story Behind Each Track on 'Mixtape Vol. 1'

CMAVEVOSep 21

Artists Of Then, Now & Forever - Forever Country

TODAYSep 17

Kane Brown on childhood, changing the look of country music

PBSAug 20

Official Extended Trailer | Country Music | A Film by Ken Burns | PBS

Sound of HistoryJul 5

Who created country music?

corporalhenshawSep 6

History Of Country Music 06b Honky Tonk Kings

Acoustic SelectionSep 25

Learn First 3 Chords on Guitar in 3 Minutes! | Beginner Lesson | Matt McCoy

Andy GuitarAug 29

First 7 Chords To Learn on Guitar

Marin Music CenterMay 6

Your Very First Guitar Lesson - Start here! - Guitar Lessons with Stuart

Andy GuitarSep 2

Guitar Lesson 1 - Absolute Beginner? Start Here! [Free 10 Day Starter Course]

The-Art-of-GuitarSep 7

This Should Be Everyone’s First Guitar Lesson

Marin Music CenterDec 31

Guitar Chords for Absolute Beginners - Guitar Lessons with Stuart!

Lauren BatemanOct 14

4 EASIEST Absolute Beginner Guitar Chords To Play REAL Songs

Lauren BatemanAug 26

The ONLY First Guitar Lesson You NEED To See - Beginner Guitar Lesson

Kevin NickensJul 21

These 7 Chords Will Unlock Music for You

Music quizzes

Quiz yourself, then your friends

All quizzes

StoryNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

The Women Who Built Country Music and What They Teach You

From Maybelle Carter's thumb to Lainey Wilson's CMA trophy, a listening path through the women who wrote the rules and the songs.

GuideDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Classic Rock Albums That Hold Up From Track One to the End

Turn off shuffle, give a record forty-five minutes of your actual attention, and find out which ones were built to be heard whole.

Ask BRO

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GuideDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Start a Vinyl Collection Without Torching Your Budget

The turntable matters more than the records, the thrift bins are better than you think, and the suitcase player is quietly eating your albums.

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Roots Music Isn't a Costume

Del McCoury sang with Bill Monroe in 1963. Billy Strings learned Doc Watson songs from his dad. The line is unbroken, and you can join it.

Poll

Where does your best time with your kids happen?

StoryWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Johnny Cash Never Served Time in Prison

The straight version: the pills that nearly killed him, the gospel records nobody bought, and the four months between June's funeral and his own.

GuideSam OrtizSep 23, 20265 min

How to Take Your Family to a Concert and Actually Enjoy It

Ear muffs, curfew math, and the kind of shows that work with a seven-year-old in tow. Plus the mistake most dads make at the merch table.

Names.com — The name is the first thing you sell

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GuideDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Build a Home Stereo That Actually Sings for Under $1,000

Spend it in the right order, put the speakers in the right place, and a thousand dollars buys you a system you'll keep for twenty years.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next two weeks.

GuideSam OrtizSep 23, 20265 min

Clean Music a Teenager Will Actually Turn Up

The playlist loses the second you call it clean. Here's what to play instead, artist by artist, and how to get it past a fifteen-year-old.

GuideDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Turn a Story Into a Song Without Losing the Story

The craft behind a three-minute country, gospel or bluegrass song, from the one-sentence test to the line you'll have to cut.

Ask BRO

Build me a 30-day training plan around two sessions a week

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GuideWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

How to Get Into Bluegrass and Actually Start Playing It

Five instruments, one 1945 band that started the whole thing, and a listening order that takes you from Bill Monroe to Billy Strings without getting lost.

Coconut.com — Tell us when. We find where the sun is.

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GuideSam OrtizSep 23, 20266 min

Twelve Minutes a Day Beats an Hour of Arguing

Count repetitions instead of minutes, fix the bench height, and stop asking a nine-year-old to be the one who remembers.

Poll

How often do you see your closest friends?

StoryJosh HalloranSep 23, 20265 min

The Stories Behind the Hymns You Sing Without Thinking

A telegram reading "Saved alone," a slave ship captain, and a father who lost everything in two days. The hymnal is full of people having the worst week of their lives.