October was a great month for country music. That should come as no surprise, though, because the country music scene has been on quite the hot streak for some time now. In just the past few weeks there have been so many amazing album and single releases, and it’s impossible for us at Whiskey Riff to cover every single song that deserves to be heard upon its release. But in my opinion, that is a great problem to have, and it speaks to the strength of the country music scene today as opposed to a decade ago or so. So, in an effort to draw attention to some of this music, I’ve compiled a list of 30 new songs released over the last month or so that we didn’t get to cover in depth at Whiskey Riff, but should all be on your radar as a country music fan. I could probably list close to 100 songs that have been released within the past month that we haven’t covered but are still worth listening to, though for the sake of relative brevity, we’ll keep it at 30. And hopefully in addition to finding a handful of songs to throw on your playlist or keep in rotation, you’ll find a few new artists to explore their catalog, keep up with, and see live as well, because there are so many underrated and up and coming artists waiting to be discovered that are included in this list. “All Over Again” – Seth Van Dover “Another Dimension” – Daniel Donato ft. Elle King “Appalachia” – Emily Scott Robinson “Barkeep” – Ashton Naylor “Canyon Walls” – Breakfield “Carry Me Home” – Graham St. Clair Band “Chasin’ Whiskey” – Jenna Paulette ft. Jake Worthington “Circling the Drain” – Steep Canyon Rangers “Did She Think of Me” – James McCann “Gettin’ Old” – Cole Hallman “I Can’t Fix Everything” – Hayden Baker – Alive & Well “Indian Country” – Blaine Bailey – Indian Country “In Some Ways” – Tanner Laws “Fire Escape” – Shelby Stone “Flowers for Josephine” – Henry Conlon “How To Be Me” – Colton Bowlin “Little Miss” – Vincent Mason “Magpie & Coyote” – Charlie Shafter “Nature Speaks” – Sam Burchfield “Night Goes Black” – The Lone Bellow “Riding Trains” – Magoo “Same Place Twice” – Randy Rogers Band – Going Out EP “Settle In” – Keyland – Stand Up To You EP “Shovel” – Tyler Nance “Stuck in Texas” – Joshua Hedley ft. Ray Benson – All Hat “Thankful” – Flying – Justin Clyde Williams “The Mustang” – Wes Bayliss “T-U-L-S-A” – John Baumann – Guy on a Rock “Turn Around” – Drayton Farley “Valvoline” – Levi Turner Check out our Under The Radar Spotify playlist for all of these songs in one place. Spotify: Apple Music: The post 30 New Country Songs That Need To Be On Your Radar – November 2025 first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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The late, great Dave Roe played bass for Johnny Cash beginning in 1992, all the way up until Cash passed away in 2003. Before Dave himself passed away, he sat down with Otis Gibbs to discuss what is was like working with the Man In Black, and right off the bat, he recalled how his buddy, who also happened to be Cash’s publicist, recommended him to Cash, touting him as the “best upright bass player in the world.” However, Roe had never played upright bass before… in his entire life. Of course, that first show, Roe was struggling big time, to the point where he said he nearly had to go to the hospital because his hands were hurting so bad, and he couldn’t do the signature “bass slap.” By the end of the first show, everyone in the band was on to him… he couldn’t play upright bass. That’s when he said Cash called him over and said: “You really don’t play upright bass do you?” And he asked Roe why he had the nerve to take the gig, and he responded: “Man, I need a job, I had to get out of what I was doing, and just took a shot at it.” Cash then met him at the airport the next day, and asked him: “You think you can learn this stuff?… I’ll give you six months.” He also recalled how Cash sent him $3,500 to get lessons, and recommended two bass players, including one who still plays bass for Willie Nelson. But when Dave showed up looking for lessons so he could play for Cash, they were jealous that he got the gig instead of them. I mean, he was the legendary Johnny Cash… it would have been much easier to just find someone else to play upright bass. But rather than kick him to the curb, he paid for lessons for him. A class act. Later on in the conversation, Roe confessed that Cash is still, to this day, the nicest man he’s ever met in the music business. He also talked about how the Johnny Cash band was the loudest band he ever played in, which is saying a lot considering he spent time playing with rock bands in the ’70s. Roe went on to play with Dwight Yoakam, Sturgill Simpson, Loretta Lynn, Merle Haggard, Kris Kristofferson, Ian Hunter, Brian Setzer, Dan Auerbach, John Anderson, Carrie Underwood, Marcus King, Ray LaMontagne, Faith Hill, Rodney Crowell and more. Quite the impressive repertoire, right? Here’s to Dave Roe, and as always…. here’s the the great Johnny Cash. Check it out: The post Johnny Cash Once Gave His Bass Player Money For Lessons When He Realized The Guy Couldn’t Play Upright Bass: “I’ll Give You 6 Months” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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