Matt Hendrickson
Matt Hendrickson has been a contributing editor for Garden & Gun since 2008. A former staff writer at Rolling Stone, he’s also written for Fast Company and the New York Times and currently moonlights as a content producer for Ohio University’s Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service in Athens, Ohio.
Music
Listen to a spine-tingling version of “Amazing Grace,” recorded in 1971, from the forthcoming box set Elvis: Back in Nashville
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Hear an exclusive premiere of “The Ballad of Ira Hayes” from the upcoming Johnny Cash, at the Carousel Ballroom, April 24, 1968
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Watch the video for the West Virginia native’s “Bells of Every Chapel,” featuring guitar phenom Billy Strings
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Following up one of the most striking debuts in years, the Music City singer lets it all fly on her sophomore album
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Great places to tap your feet, clap your hands, and praise the music scene in Music City
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The singer-songwriter and member of Our Native Daughters shines on her new solo album
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The Grammy winner and North Carolina native shares a gripping version and accompanying video of the traditional folk classic
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See a clip from Without Getting Killed or Caught, which explores the close relationship between the legendary Texas songwriter, his wife, Susanna, and their friend Townes Van Zandt
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The Country Music Association’s reigning Entertainer of the Year has never quite fit the superstar mold. The North Carolina native finds his peace—and inspiration—amid 1,800 acres of Tennessee hills
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The fearless songwriter embraces a bigger sound and pulls no punches on her exhilarating third album
In spite of the raft of venue closures and tour cancellations, 2020 did manage to bring some great new releases. These twenty albums, from established artists and newcomers, provided some much-needed musical balm
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Jimmy Carter, the Allman Brothers, and the power of music take center stage in new documentary
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The country pioneer follows up her Grammy-winning return with a new album that’s the next best thing to seeing her onstage
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How the Grammy-nominated songwriter follows his own country beat
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Sixteen years and a world of tumult after his first release, a son of country royalty brings his own unique voice to an album steeped in redemption
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Never one to sit still, the Nashville original returns with an album as fearless as she is
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On his twentieth album, the revered songwriter turns his eye to coal country
Artists
A Hill Country scion and a Delta guitar prodigy keep traditional Mississippi music humming
Southern Heroes
This couple sprang into action constructing houses after Katrina—and haven’t stopped since