"Ken's Country" Podcast

Wynonna and her mother Naomi were known as the Judds. In 1991 Chronic hepatitis C forced her mother into retirement and Wynonna began her career as a solo artist. She continued to have success on her own, with songs like, "No One Else on Earth" and "Girls with Guitars" A truly interesting look into who Wynonna is, in her own words. 

She gave us many great albums with almost 40 fantastic single releases, including Drive South a record that made her a household name, in the world of country and folk music. Suzy Bogguss was born in Illinois, she has family in North Carolina and like many artists she made Nashville Home. Rolling Stone Magazine said Suzy Bogguss has a voice as smooth as summer rain

Known around the world as one our most popular country artist.

We first met Mark Will when he was 25 years old and that was about 25 years ago. He was a mature young man and seem to have his life, and career together and onthe right track.  His hit records at the time included Jacobs Ladder, the # 1 hit “I Do Cherish You” and the song thatwas climbing the charts at that time in `1998, turned out to be an all time favorite of mine. “Don’t Laugh at Me”

George Strait the King of Country Music, Marty Raybon from Shenandoah, with Mary Chapin Carpenter and Neal McCoy at the ASCAP Awards in Nashville TN,

We go back to the fall of 1998 when Joe Diffie not only talked with us about his music, but he shared with us a very personal story about his sonTyler, who was born with Down syndrome and nearly died following complications from a tonsillectomy.  Although best known for his country hits Joe also played and recorded bluegrass and gospel music.

Martina McBride came to us from Sharon, Kansas, where Her dad introduced her to country music. In addition to her studio albums she is a tremendous live entertainer. In the summer of 2022, it was announced she would be the opening act for The Judd's Final Tour, however, Naomi Judd died before the tour could begin. Naomi’s daughter, Wynonna, announced at her mother’s memorial service, that she...

Tracy Lawrence talks about his songs, including "Time Marches On" and his work as a producer, for the "Civil War" musical soundtrack. See more from Outer Banks TV https://www.youtube.com/c/OuterBanksTV

Two for the price of one. We visited with country cross over artists Ray Price and Skeeter Davis, back stage at the Grand Ole Opry. It's amazing how different the music of these two country stars sounded, yet their lives still had so much in common. 

North Carolina is proud of the many talented artist that have come from the Tar Heel state. One of those is Matt King, an American country singer-songwriter, who was born and raised in Hendersonville, North Carolina. No doubt one of the highlights of his career was when he performed at the Grand Ole Opry in a Johnny Russell tribute, with Earl Scruggs, Roy Clark, Ricky Skaggs, and Vince Gill. Enjoy...

The Kinleys are identical twins whose voices also match up perfectly. They recorded the video for their first hit, "Please" on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The twins share about their time on the beach. You will hear them talk about the wild horses in Corolla and we remind you, that was quite few years ago and your not allowed to approach the horses today, but you can still admire them as th...