Texan Charley Crockett Headlines Nu Country TV
Texan tourist Charley Crockett headlines Nu Country TV on Saturday July 12 at 9 pm on Channel 31/Digital 44.
Late outlaw Johnny Paycheck’s son John and Waylon Jennings widow Jessi Colter’s grandson Struggle Jennings debut on our show repeated at 3 am on Monday.
Kentuckian Rebecca Lynn Howard, Virginian Morgan Wade and the 2 Lane Summer duo appear on our program filmed and edited by Laith Graham.
Nu Country TV is a highlight of C 31 streaming list on Digital 44.
Further info – https://www.c31.org.au/
Charley Boomerangs As A Night Rider
Texan tourist Charley Crockett hits the road at Van Horn in the Lone Star state after being a prolific Australian tourist.
Charley, now 40, toured here in 2023 and again in 2024 and revealed his 17th album Chapter of Trilogy Dollar A Day – The Sagebrush Trilogy – comes out on August 8.
This week he hits the lost highway on Nu Country TV in Night Rider from his 16th album Lonesome Drifter on his Son of Davy label.
Charley previously appeared on our show with America, I’m Just A Clown, Music City U.S.A, Round This World, I Feel For You, Fool Somebody Else and Run Horse Run.
He wrote many songs on his tour bus on tours in casinos and alley pit stops.
Click Here for our previous Nu Country TV Charley Crockett feature.
Another Paycheck Cashes In
John Paycheck – son of the late outlaw star Johnny Paycheck hits the stage at the Cancun Cantina in his debut on our show.
John is an Army aviator Reserve Army Officer and fire fighter and returned to music long after the death of his dad in 2003.
His musical journey began as a roadie travelling with his father.
Two major events diverted him from music temporarily.
His dad’s passing in 2003 led him to explore firefighting and technology – 9/11 spurred him to serve his country as an Army aviator.
John still serves as a Reserve Army Officer in Europe.
Despite his hiatus music remained a constant thread in his life drawing him back after 20 years.
As a combat veteran, farmer and devoted family man John’s return to music was fuelled by support of fellow country music legacy kids.
The CMA member and BMI songwriter’s first single Lone Stars charted on radio.
John’s music career is a testament to his deep bond with his father.
“I have worked hard at everything I’ve ever done,” Paycheck revealed.
“Even still I know I’m lucky and fortunate. I want to make the folks who have helped me along the way proud. I want to bring honor to my family and make certain that those who love my music are happy to say they are a John Paycheck fan.”
This week he performs Honky Tonk Blackout that follows Lone Stars on his album We All Have A Story.
Further info – https://johnpaycheck.com/
Struggle Jennings Shares A Jelly Roll
Struggle Jennings heads to church with Jelly Roll in his Nu Country TV debut.
Struggle, now 45, is grandson of the late Waylon Jennings singing spouse Jessi Colter.
He and Jelly Roll perform Only God Knows after releasing his 14th album El Camino.
Struggle, born William Curtis Harness Jr is the son of William Harness Sr and Jennifer Eddy the daughter of Duane Eddy and Jessi Colter.
Harness Sr. was murdered in 1990.
Struggle was an original member of Yelawolf label roster with Bubba Sparx.
He spent much of his childhood in the company of his grandmother’s second husband Waylon Jennings whose surname he took as his stage name.
His uncle is country singer-producer Shooter Jennings.
Struggle started his music career around 2002 by selling mixtapes out of his car and on the streets.
Further info – https://strugglejennings.com/
Virginian Morgan Wade Bibles And Bottles
Virginian singer-songwriter Morgan Wade heads east in her Nu Country TV return.
Morgan, now 30, hails from Roanoke in Virginia.
She had to choose between the bible and the bottle in her new video East Coast.
The stress of touring and recording early in her career led to alcohol addiction at 19.
But after a night of heavy drinking in 2017 at 21 she became sober.
In March 2024 Wade underwent a double mastectomy after she tested positive for the RAD5ID gene which with a family history of breast cancer put her at a greater risk.
She then got breast implants.
Wade is now active in powerlifting and running with Kyle Richards who appeared in her 2023 Fall In Love With Me video which depicted the pair as lovers.
East Coast is on her fifth album The Party Is Over.
Further info – https://www.morganwademusic.com/
Kentuckian Rebecca Lynn Howard
Dual Grammy winning Kentucky star Rebecca Lyn Howard debuts on our show with an historic song.
Rebecca, now 46, wrote her song Seventeen more than 20 years ago.
Seventeen is on Rebecca’s fourth album I’m Not Who You Think I Am.
It was released in May on Lee Brice’s Pumphouse Records.
Howard was raised in Salyersville, Kentucky, and began singing in church.
She now lives in Nashville with her husband, songwriter/producer Elisha Hoffman.
Rebecca has written hits for Martina McBride, Trisha Yearwood, Runaway June, Point of Grace and Charles Esten.
After joining Rising Tide Records she earned the first of her two Grammy Awards with the hymn Softly and Tenderly for the soundtrack of the film The Apostle before the label closed in March 1998.
In 2004 Howard shared her second Grammy for If I Could Only Win Your Love – a duet with Ronnie Dunn for Livin’, Lovin’, Losin’ – Songs of the Louvin Brothers.
Further info – https://rebeccalynnhowardofficial.com/
2 Lane Summer Wedding
2 Lane Summer duo Joe Hanson and Chris Ray celebrate love in their wedding video.
They took their piano to the bush and mountains to celebrate their Goddess in Till The Day That I Die.
Hanson grew up in Naperville, Illinois and Ray hails from Jackson, Mississippi.
Till The Day That I Die joins God Made You on their debut EP The Love Songs.
Two of The Love Songs are stripped-back wedding versions of some of the duo’s previous tracks. Till The Day That I Die Wedding Version reflects eternal romantic love reminiscent of a timeless wedding song.
“It’s another flavour of the same song that might be more palatable in more of an intimate setting, like at a wedding, or if a couple is doing a slow dance,” Hanson revealed.
“The main reason we wanted to put these ballads on our debut EP is we believe in the songs so much. They’ve gotten so much steam and traction on social media already, and I just think there’s a lot left in the tank for these songs that the world needs to hear.”
Further info – https://2lanesummer.com/
Win Waylon, George Jones And Merle Haggard
Help us celebrate being Nu Country TV members and win albums by late Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard, George Jones and Highwaymen by becoming a Nu Country member or renewing your memberships.
George, Waylon, Merle and Willie Nelson were among country historian Barbara Dowling’s favourite Texans.
The Waylon, Highwaymen, Merle and George discs were donated by Barbara who died at 77 in December, 2020.
She co-hosted Long In The Saddle in our Nu Country FM era and was pioneer Australian and Victorian country music awards judge.
Barbara was admired for rising above losing her sight as a young woman and her country passion with annual trips to Waylon’s birthplace in Littlefield, West Texas.
Waylon died at 64 on February 13, 2002, and is survived by singing spouse Jessi, now 81, and son Shooter, 46.
Win Keith Urban CDs Also
We have expatriate Australasian superstar Keith Urban’s chart topping 12th album The Speed Of Now – Part 1.
Also BR5-49 CD Big Backyard Beat Show and Billy Ray Cyrus’s historic 1992 album Some Gave All featuring Achy Breaky Heart.
We have other CDs by major artists you can win by becoming Nu Country TV members or renewing memberships.
They include Brad Paisley, Eric Church, Kip Moore, Carrie Underwood and late larrikin legend A.P. Johnson.
