James Otto

Country music is filled with songs proclaiming love and devotion to the United States, but for many artists, their patriotism runs much deeper.

CMA Fest 2017 keeps getting bigger and bigger, as two new stages — and its performers — have been announced

2006 - Former Negro League baseball player Charley Pride sings the American and Canadian national anthems in Cooperstown, New York, when 17 former Negro Leaguers join the Baseball Hall of Fame.

2010 - Carrie Underwood's "Cowboy Casanova" goes gold.

Today on the Merrell in the Morning Show I had the pleasure of interviewing my good friend, D. Vincent Williams. Many folks around the Lufkin/Nacogdoches area will know him as Dave Williams, Lufkin High School graduate plus band member of '5 on the floor' from the early 90's, but D. Vincent has been having some huge successes in Nashville over the past 15 years.

2006 - Former Negro League baseball player Charley Pride sings the American and Canadian national anthems in Cooperstown, New York, when 17 former Negro Leaguers join the Baseball Hall of Fame.