Artists, label executives and talent managers love to have bragging rights to a No. 1 single. Songwriters and music publishing companies love it, too, but not as much as having the most-played song of the year.
If you like to give the gift of music or maybe feel like discovering something new as the year winds down, here are some cool tracks released over the last few months that are worth a listen.
My son, Billy, and I prepared pork ribs, pinto beans, coleslaw, sweet potatoes and peach cobbler. Jamey Johnson was the guest in my kitchen, and Alison Krauss was back by popular demand.
Ring the bells and sound the trumpets for Florida Georgia Line. Although Taylor Swift keeps her hold on the peak of Billboard's country albums chart, FGL's single "Cruise" is spending its second week at No. 1 on the country airplay tally.
