Hillbilly Live!

Even though I don’t talk with these two guys in person anymore…and Preston kind of blew me off last time I was in Nashville…I’m still team LOCASH.

I still remember meeting these two guys in Missouri in 2008 when they still went by the “LOCASH Cowboys”. And we spent some quality time at Walmart before hitting up the bar that night for a show. It was a damn good Saturday in 2008.

These days Preston and Chris just go by LOCASH. They also have four #1 to their name and now they’re about to release album number six this year.

LOCASH will release their new album, “Chris & Preston”, on October 23, 2026, through their independent label, Galaxy Label Group.

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Life is hard…but it’s better spent with someone you love.

Lainey Wilson released a song today called “Kinda Love It” about her marriage to Devlin “Duck” Hodges. It’s about her admitting that she didn’t think she’d ever settle down, and how she’s in love with her life now.

This makes another song she has with John Mayer by the way, because she wrote him and he also plays guitar on it too.

Now there’s some finger pointing happening in Tulsa, OK.

In case you’re unaware, Ella Langley abruptly canceled her show at the BOK Center in Tulsa on Friday, October 9, 2026. And it was all due to “a serious security threat”.

Well…according to local Tulsa news outlet KOTV, there was a “false bomb threat call”, which was information provided by Tulsa police, and officers told the outlet they “conducted a preliminary sweep with K-9 officers and found no indication of a threat.”

They also said “did not advise the BOK Center or the artist’s team to cancel the concert”, though clearly the venue, or Ella, felt it was still necessary to unfortunately cancel the show.

I get some people want to blame someone for wasted hard earned money being spent to even attend Ella’s show. But there’s a better safe than sorry…because if something would’ve happened…that “what if” would’ve been worse.

Pneumonia ain’t no joke. As in it will kick your ass.

Travis Tritt unfortunately canceled three more shows due to pneumonia. His team posted a statement on his socials saying, “thank you for your understanding, continued support, and well wishes…He looks forward to being back on stage soon.”

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Hopefully Travis bounces back soon. Country music needs that man.

He agreed to talk with us again…and we had another great conversation with Zach John King on our “Hillbilly Live’s Sh*t We Like” podcast.’

Zach got his own first headlining tour happening and a debut album out called “I’m What You Get”, which is worth your time to listen to by way. It’s a fine project from our friend from Georgia…and he’s willing to autograph almost anything for his fans too.

“Grand Theft Auto VI” will have in-game podcasts and at least six radio stations that players can listen to. The country station will be hosted by Lana Del Rey as a character named “Delta Dawne” and Morgan Wallen as “MW”.

Lana’s husband will also make a few appearances as her “secret” lover, a character named Mud Dog Mike.

The country station is called “Back Country Radio” and it’s going to feature classic and outlaw country music. The featured artist and songs are a perfect fit for the station too. I mean I would listen to this.

The artist and songs are…

• David Allan Coe – “Need a Little Time Off for Bad Behavior”
• Loretta Lynn – “Don’t Come Home a Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ on Your Mind)”
• Hank Williams Jr. & Waylon Jennings – “The Conversation”
• George Strait – “The Fireman”
• Joe Diffie – “Pickup Man”
• Clint Black – “Killin’ Time”
• Toby Keith – “Should’ve Been a Cowboy”
• Alan Jackson – “Don’t Rock the Jukebox”
• Morgan Wallen – “Last Thing You Need”

“GTA 6” is to come out November 19th. As for the other hosts on the other five stations…they include Bad Bunny, Burna Boy, Robyn, Trick Daddy, Trina, and Slayer’s Kerry King and Tom Araya.

Ella Langley wrapped two successful days in Denver, Colorado. Then this unfortunate news had to happen.

Then her show in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the BOK Center that’s scheduled on “The Dandelion Tour” for Friday, October 9, 2026 was abruptly canceled due to a serious security threat. There’s no official word on the actual threat at this time…but news was posted on Ella’s socials.

It reads…

“Due to a serious security threat involving the safety of my fans, the venue staff, and my team, the incredibly difficult decision was made to cancel tonight’s show. This decision was made under the advisement of local authorities, the venue, and my security team.

I know how much time, travel, money, and planning goes into coming to a show, and I can’t tell you how sorry I am. This is not a decision that was made lightly. I was so looking forward to spending tonight with you, but your safety will always mean more to me than anything else. I refuse to put anyone in harm’s way.”

Luckily everyone is safe and the threat was known before anyone was actually hurt.

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There’s been quite a few one-hit wonders in country music over the years. And “Whiskey Riff“ was nice enough for o put together a list of 18 that you might’ve forgotten about.

Here they are:

1. “That’s Just Jessie”, Kevin Denney (2002)

2. “Hillbillies”, Hot Apple Pie (2005)

3. “Break Down Here”, Julie Roberts (2004)

4. “I Loved Her First”, Heartland (2006)

5. “Yes!”, Chad Brock (2000)

6. “Pray for You”, Jaron and the Long Road to Love (2009)

7. “You Can’t Hide Beautiful”, Aaron Lines (2003)

8. “99.9% Sure (I’ve Never Been Here Before)”, Brian McComas (2003)

9. “Lipstick”, Rockie Lynne (2006)

10. “Just Got Started Loving You”, James Otto (2008)

11. “Don’t Ask Me How I Know”, Bobby Pinson (2005)

12. “I Don’t Have To Be Me (’til Monday)”, Steve Azar (2002)

13. “Baby Likes to Rock It”, The Tractors (1994)

14. “Jukebox Junkie”, Ken Mellons (1994)

15. “You Have the Right to Remain Silent”, Perfect Stranger (1995)

16. “Wild at Heart”, Gloriana (2009)

17. “Should’ve Asked Her Faster”, Ty England (1995)

18. “Mrs. Steven Rudy”, Mark McGuinn (2001)

They are still going strong after all of these years.

Tim McGraw marked his 30th wedding anniversary to Faith Hill on Tuesday (10/6)26) with a heartfelt post. He included a montage of clips from their life together.

He captioned it saying, “I was and still am bewildered by her capacity to love…

Forgive, nurture and be full of joy and laughter. She is a gift to the world for sure, however, for us, we get Her, all of her. It’s difficult to describe what she means, she is the center of gravity to my life…You are my best friend.”

He wrote more…but that part was damn good. And he used his song from 1999, “My Best Friend” as the music to his post. And they do make pretty good friends…as well as being a great couple too.

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It’s good seeing people drink together and talk things out.

I’m not going to lie. When I first saw this post on his socials… I thought it was AI. It’s not y’all. This is real life stuff here.

Gavin Adcock and Charley Crockett have settled their beef. Gavin shared few photos of them sharing beers and said, “we might not always see eye to eye but that don’t mean we can’t drop our pride and [BS] and be friends.”

They got into last year when Gavin said Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” album isn’t country, and called Charley a cosplay cowboy. I mean Beyoncé’s music still ain’t country to me…but that’s just me.

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