Story Behind the Song: Whitey Morgan and the 78s, ‘Honky Tonk Hell’Story Behind the Song: Whitey Morgan and the 78s, ‘Honky Tonk Hell’"Right away, I knew I wanted to record it, so, for once, I didn't procrastinate ..."Carena LiptakCarena Liptak
Story Behind the Song: Heather Morgan, 'We Were a Fire'Story Behind the Song: Heather Morgan, 'We Were a Fire'"I literally listened to it from the time the plane took off to when it landed in LA ..."Carena LiptakCarena Liptak
Story Behind the Song: Keith Urban, ‘My Wave’Story Behind the Song: Keith Urban, ‘My Wave’"You've gotta watch out for the shine-blockers ..."Carena LiptakCarena Liptak
Story Behind the Song: Heather Morgan, ‘Arms of a Lion’Story Behind the Song: Heather Morgan, ‘Arms of a Lion’"I always used metaphors for life lessons growing up. It's one of those ways to explain the world ..."Carena LiptakCarena Liptak
Story Behind the Song: Jason Isbell, ‘If We Were Vampires’Story Behind the Song: Jason Isbell, ‘If We Were Vampires’"I'm really grateful to [Amanda Shires] for lighting a fire under my a-- and making me work that day ..."Carena LiptakCarena Liptak
Story Behind the Song: Morgan Evans, ‘Things That We Drink To’Story Behind the Song: Morgan Evans, ‘Things That We Drink To’"As the track list came together for this record, I noticed that all these songs were about moments you could raise a glass to ..."Carena LiptakCarena Liptak
Story Behind the Song: Rascal Flatts, ‘Back to Life’Story Behind the Song: Rascal Flatts, ‘Back to Life’"We both have wives that are way out of our league. So anytime we have a chance to express our gratitude for that, we do ..."Carena LiptakCarena Liptak
Story Behind the Song: Nikki Lane, ‘Forever Lasts Forever’Story Behind the Song: Nikki Lane, ‘Forever Lasts Forever’"We didn’t say, 'Hey, let’s write a divorce song,' necessarily, but ..."Amelia FerrellAmelia Ferrell
Story Behind the Song: Frankie Ballard, ‘Good as Gold’Story Behind the Song: Frankie Ballard, ‘Good as Gold’"That’s very flattering for a songwriter, to have someone embrace a song like that ..."Amelia FerrellAmelia Ferrell
Story Behind the Song: Abby Anderson, ‘Dance Away My Broken Heart’Story Behind the Song: Abby Anderson, ‘Dance Away My Broken Heart’"I'd had my heart broken at the time, and I love to dance ..."Carena LiptakCarena Liptak