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Clint Eastwood and Toby Keith “Don’t Let the Old Man In”

It was while sharing a golf cart at Eastwood’s charity tournament in Pebble Beach last year that a casual comment by Clint inspired Toby to write the beautifully haunting song that lingers at the end of The Mule

KYSHONA JOINS THE TAKAMINE ARTIST FAMILY

Kyshona Armstrong has an incredibly unique story as a musician, beginning as a music therapist, working in mental health hospitals and correctional facilities, writing music with her patients and using music to redirect behaviors and emotions

Blake Joins Garth in “Dive Bar”

On January 17th 1992, NBC aired a prime time network special featuring a red-hot new country artist named Garth Brooks. That night in Ada Oklahoma, 16 year old Blake Shelton was glued to his family TV soaking in every second.

Takamine to Sponsor the Top Acoustic Guitarist of the Year at the UK Guitar Show

Each year at the UK Guitar Show, one player The winner of the 2019 Top Acoustic Guitarist of the Year at this year's UK Guitar Show will win their very own Takamine EF341SC.

John Jorgenson Joins Sir Elton’s Farewell Tour

There is no good time for a full-fledged rock icon to lose their mainstay bandmate and musical director. Certainly not in the middle of a world tour, or just before the long-awaited bio-pic of your life is to be released. But such was the case when Sir Elton John’s guitarist of 47 years, Davey Johnstone, was recently sidelined with a shoulder injury requiring surgery and significant recovery time. How do you fill the shoes of the performer (and creator) of the slashing electric solos and lush acoustic layers that helped define so many Elton John classics? You call John Jorgenson.

Takamine At Home on “The Voice” Stage

Since season 1 of The Voice, Blake Shelton has gifted many of the young artists he has coached with guitars.

Sandler Returns to SNL / Pays Tribute to Farley

Adam Sandler closed out his first time ever as host of SNL by singing an equally funny and moving ode to his late friend Chris Farley

NFL Drafts Cody Webb

Cody Webb, one of country music’s hottest new singer-songwriters, has been chosen to be featured in an introductory video for this year’s NFL Draft

Jackson Marlow and Kelly Clarkson Team Up

It was the last day of the blind auditions for “The Voice” and everyone’s team was complete except for Kelly Clarkson’s

Striking Matches Plays SXSW / Releases “Don’t Hold Back”

Ever since their 2015 debut album, Nothing But The Silence (10 million cumulative streams worldwide) the Nashville based duo have been writing, recording or touring pretty much nonstop.