I mean, what an entrance… Tanya Tucker has been in the music industry since the very young age of just 13 years old when she scored her first major hit “Delta Dawn,” in 1972. She was just 15-years-old when she recorded “Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone)” as a duet with the late David Allan Coe in 1973. Of course, the outlaw legend passed away back on April 29, 2026 at the age of 86 in an intensive care unit following years of health battles. He had a rough upbringing in his hometown of Akron, Ohio, being sent away to reform school at the age of 9 and spending the majority of his childhood and early adulthood either in reform school or behind bars. But while serving time in prison in his hometown of Akron, Ohio, Coe developed a love for songwriting and moved to Nashville to pursue a career in music after being released in 1967 – eventually getting discovered while living in a hearse outside of the Ryman Auditorium. Many fans know about the struggles in his personal life, and how he was estranged from his adult children as well. For the entirety of his career, he was certainly known as quite the unapologetic outlaw, a larger than life character in every way. So you can imagine what it was like for Tanya Tucker to meet him for the first time when she was only a freshman in high school. Famed country music producer, and legend in his own right, Billy Sherrill, introduced Tucker to Coe very early in her career, During an appearance on the Drifting Cowboy podcast, Tucker recalled Coe walking in with “Two or three wives,” who were dressed very “scantily,” as she put it, and Coe himself had a “fox head hanging down” over his leather attire. Of course, especially being a teenager at the time (Coe was around 34), she was quite stunned: “Billy goes, there’s a guy that’s gonna come in and sing a song. So he comes in, and I’m an animal lover, you know, he had a fox head hanging down, in leather. And I think he had like two or three wives with him or something, and they were all dressed scantily. And then they waltz in and they sit down in front of me, and I’m over here going, oh my God what the heck. He just had his guitar, and he just started, ‘Would you lay with me?’ You know how he would sing. When he got done with the song, Billy said, ‘Well, thank you, David. Appreciate it.’ And they filed out of there.” While they were in the studio, someone stole Coe’s brand new Cadillac, which is another crazy part of the story, and when Sherill asked what she thought when they left, Tucker didn’t even know what to say. I guess Sherill took that as a sign to do it, and Tucker says she couldn’t believe they cut it simply because of “the visual” and obviously how young she was to be singing about that kind of subject matter with an artist much older than her who was an adult while she was a minor, though Tucker noted he was a “big old teddy bear” with her and treated her well: “Well, David had just got a brand new Cadillac, he just bought that day. Because Francis Preston gave him some money, he asked for $20  and he gave him  $2o,ooo. And he went and bought that Cadillac, parked it out front of CBS, and someone stole it while he was in there pitching me the song. So when they left, Billy looks at me and says, ‘What do you think about that, kid?’ And I said, I couldn’t get it out, and he said, ‘Oh perfect, we’re gonna cut it.’ And I went, ‘What?’ I would never have thought we could cut that song. Just because I couldn’t get past the visual. You know, he didn’t mince words, and it might not be something you mother should hear. He was a big old teddy bear with me.” “Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone)” was released in December of 1973 as the first single and title track from Tucker’s album Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone). It became a hit, topping the U.S. country chart on March 30th, 1974, marking Tucker’s third number-one song on the chart. It also became a minor crossover hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at #46. there. It’s something that would never, ever happen today, but man, what a story about how these two met… check it out: @dillon.weldon Tanya Tucker recalls meeting David Allan Coe and their friendship. #tanyatucker #davidallancoe #wouldyoulaywithme #outlaw #countrymusic ♬ Would You Lay With Me (In A Field Of Stone) – Tanya Tucker Here’s the full performance they did for Nashville Now the year the song was released: The post Tanya Tucker Recalls David Allan Coe Walking In With “Two Or Three Wives” The First Time She Met Him To Hear “Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone)” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

It’s definitely not safe for work… Kacey Musgraves released her highly anticipated album Middle Of Nowhere in May, which was produced by Musgraves alongside longtime collaborators Daniel Tashian and Ian Fitchuk. While the idea of the record as a whole centered on her being single and fully embracing what it means to be content with being alone, there is at least one very steamy love song on the tracklist. “Mexico Honey” was written by Kacey with Luke Laird and Steph Jones, which features a ton of Spanish influence with the melody. The song’s tone is set from the first line, as Musgraves describes a sexy cowboy Casanova who has captured her heart. Instead of going out as the two intended, they turn the car around and get acquainted with one another in a different way… If you’re picking up what I’m putting down: “You’re goin’ down smooth like Mexico, honey Take my heart, take all my money I want you so bad, it ain’t even funny I mean for real, what the hell You got me shakin’ my ass in my hot-pink shorts You’re layin’ down laughin’ on the bathroom floor Oh, I dropped it down, you said you’ll stay We’re gonna ride this wave ’til it breaks, yeah.” The song is beyond catchy, a little saucy, and perfectly wraps up the self-discovery that Musgraves has throughout this record that it’s okay to be alone… but it’s also fun to have some pleasure in your life. Unlike “Dry Spell,” she’s embracing this area of her life and it very quickly became a fan-favorite on the Middle of Nowhere tracklist. And the music video did not disappoint, either. Kacey brings all of the sultry edge and intimate lines to life, as you see very intimate shots of her with her honey, if you will, and she even bares it all while holding a parrot, which is just the most Kacey thing I’ve ever seen. Filmed on location in Mexico, the video was directed by Running Bear (Alexa Stone and Stephen Kinigopoulos), as Kacey not only brings the song to life, but she also pays tribute to the captivatingly beautiful country of Mexico and the passion and experiences that have inspired her there, which is also a bit of a theme on the album as a whole. Kacey and her music video co-star have some very natural chemistry, and while it’s definitely sexy and intimate, it also feels tasteful and artistic, a fine line that they captured so perfectly here. If Kacey was ever in a dry spell, you wouldn’t know it watching this (which you might not want to do right this second if you work in an office, fair warning): Middle of Nowhere North American Tour Dates: Thursday, August 20, 2026 Chicago, IL United Center w/ Midland Friday, August 21, 2026 Chicago, IL United Center w/ Midland Monday, August 24, 2026 Toronto, ON Scotiabank Arena w/ Midland Friday, August 28, 2026 Boston, MA TD Garden w/ Midland Saturday, August 29, 2026 Boston, MA TD Garden w/ Midland Monday, August 31, 2026 New York, NY Madison Square Garden w/ Flatland Cavalry Tuesday, September 01, 2026 New York, NY Madison Square Garden w/ Flatland Cavalry Wednesday, September 02, 2026 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center w/ Flatland Cavalry Friday, September 04, 2026 Philadelphia, PA Xfinity Mobile Arena w/ Flatland Cavalry Saturday, September 05, 2026 Baltimore, MD CFG Bank Arena w/ Flatland Cavalry Tuesday, September 08, 2026 Pittsburgh, PA PPG Paints Arena w/ Flatland Cavalry Wednesday, September 09, 2026 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center w/ Midland Friday, September 11, 2026 Milwaukee, WI Fiserv Forum w/ Midland Saturday, September 12, 2026 St. Louis, MO Enterprise Center w/ Midland Tuesday, September 22, 2026 Minneapolis, MN Target Center w/ Carter Faith Wednesday, September 23, 2026 Kansas City, MO T-Mobile Center w/ Charles Wesley Godwin Friday, September 25, 2026 Louisville, KY Bourbon & Beyond FESTIVAL Sunday, September 27, 2026 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena w/ Flatland Cavalry Monday, September 28, 2026 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena w/ Flatland Cavalry Wednesday, September 30, 2026 Atlanta, GA State Farm Arena w/ Charles Wesley Godwin Friday, October 02, 2026 Charlotte, NC Spectrum Center w/ Estevie Monday, October 05, 2026 Houston, TX Toyota Center w/ William Beckmann Wednesday, October 07, 2026 Austin, TX Moody Center w/ William Beckmann Thursday, October 08, 2026 Austin, TX Moody Center w/ William Beckmann Saturday, October 10, 2026 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center w/ William Beckmann Sunday, October 11, 2026 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center w/ William Beckmann Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Denver, CO Ball Arena w/ Carter Faith Thursday, October 15, 2026 Salt Lake City, UT Delta Center w/ Gabriella Rose Saturday, October 17, 2026 Phoenix, AZ Mortgage Matchup Center w/ Gabriella Rose Sunday, October 18, 2026 Los Angeles, CA Crypto.com Arena w/ Gabriella Rose Monday, October 19, 2026 Los Angeles, CA Crypto.com Arena w/ Estevie Friday, October 23, 2026 Oakland, CA Oakland Arena w/ Estevie Monday, October 26, 2026 Seattle, WA Climate Pledge Arena w/ The Brudi Brothers Tuesday, October 27, 2026 Seattle, WA Climate Pledge Arena w/ The Brudi BrothersThe post Kacey Musgraves Releases Extremely Steamy Music Video For Fan-Favorite Song, “Mexico Honey” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Ne-Yo spent plenty of time in Nashville working on his country project, Highway 79, and wants to make sure that everyone knows he considers it a country-inspired album… not a country album. The R&B artist is one of many that have decided to try their hand at the country genre in recent years. Post Malone came over from pop and hip-hop and was welcomed with open arms when he released F-1 Trillion in 2024. And one could say that Beyoncé paved the way for Ne-Yo to make the move from R&B to country with her Cowboy Carter album, which won Album of the Year at the 2025 Grammys. Ne-Yo’s aspirations for his venture into country music might not be that high, but he’s still doing everything he can to do it right. (He’s actually spent a ton of time working and performing in Nashville, which is a step up from what Beyoncé did). And in an interview with TODAY, he made sure to clarify that in no way, shape or form is he going to be disrespectful and call what he did with Highway 79 a country album: “I am not a country artist, and I think it would be disrespectful to jump into the genre and say, ‘Hey I’m doing country now’ when there’s people that eat, sleep and breathe country music 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This music is all the things I love about country music. It’s inspired by all the things I love about country music.” Yeah… you can tell he spent a lot of time in Music City with a comment like that. And if you are wondering what inspired Ne-Yo to put together some country-inspired music, he says that he’s been a fan of the genre his entire life. In fact, there’s one country legend that he credits with getting him to fall in love with country music: “Reba McEntire’s ‘Fancy’ was the first country song I ever heard in my life. I did a lot of my growing up in Las Vegas. My mom worked in every casino doing every job humanly possible. I would sit up and wait for her to come home every night. She would bring home a different genre of music for us to listen to every night. She brought home Reba’s ‘Fancy,’ and that song had me in a headlock for like a week. I couldn’t get enough of this record. From there, it was Reba, then Garth Brooks, then Clint Black and so on. I’ve been a fan of country music for a really long time. Matter of fact, I feel like some of my biggest songs are that big because I’ve taken elements of country and added it to whatever the other genre was. Beyonce’s ‘Irreplaceable,’ if you take the drums off that, it’s a country song.” Who doesn’t love Reba? Ne-Yo went on to say that it would be a dream come true to work with the “Fancy” singer, and decided that he’d try to manifest it by saying “when” he works with Reba instead of “if” he works with her: “When I work with Reba… Reba, call me.” Very respectful of Ne-Yo to clarify that he didn’t put together a country album… he put together a “country inspired” project. That’s a move that was undoubtedly influenced by spending time in Nashville, which ended up being very productive. He released his “country inspired” album earlier in July, and songs like “Up Out & Gone” and “Simple Things” have already landed well with his fans. Admittedly, there’s nothing really that country about it at all, but what else would you really expect from an artist like Ne-Yo? Now he’s just got to get together with Reba and his country music story will come full circle. “Simple Things” “Up Out & Gone” The post Ne-Yo Is Adamant ‘Highway 79’ Is Country-Inspired… Not A Country Album: “Would Be Disrespectful To Jump Into The Genre” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.