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Morgan Wallen‘s grandmother is stepping into the limelight after the release of I’m the Problem. Morgan Wallen’s latest studio project is already breaking records, earning the title of most-streamed country album of 2025 (so far) just twelve hours after its release last week. I am sure that the lengthy 37-song tracklist has something to do with that, but regardless, it’s an impressive record to set in such a short period of time. It is expected to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart later this week. Morgan Wallen just made country history—again. pic.twitter.com/RFuGfxhJAy — Spotify (@Spotify) May 16, 2025 While Morgan Wallen has opened up about many of the songs on the record, calling “I Got Better” the most personal song on the album, and admitting that he knew he’d be “crucified” for his take on Keith Whitley’s “Miami, My Amy” with a rap-style track “Miami.” Hey, at least he knew that one would ruffle some feathers… Now that Morgan Wallen has spoken at length about the record, some of those close to him are also opening up about his level of fame and their thoughts on the album. Wallen is close to his family, so it’s their turn to discuss their son/grandson with a local East Tennessee radio station, WIVK 107.7. Both Wallen’s parents chatted about lyrics on the record that referenced them, and their thoughts on how he’s grown. However, his grandmother stole the show by stepping up to the microphone to answer rapid-fire questions about the country music star. From disclosing that her grandson still does not cuss around her to sharing that his favorite dish she makes is corn, Mamaw Kay was not holding back on anything. My favorite answer from the three-part series of rapid-fire questions was her sharing what she calls Morgan Wallen. “Mogi.” How cute is that?! But in the same part of the rapid-fire interview, the radio hosts asked what trait Morgan inherited from Mamaw Kay’s side of the family, and her answer might shock you. “Being crazy.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Joey and Nancy on WIVK (@joeyandnancy) Given Wallen’s colorful past and the traditional southern family he comes from, most would think that they’d try to avoid bringing eyes back to those events. However, it appears his family might have a wild streak as a whole, and they are not ashamed or trying to hide his wrongdoings. However, Wallen did say while doing press for I’m the Problem that he always tries to accept accountability, which led to the cover art being inspired by a courtroom drawing. Wallen said on Apple Music’s Today’s Country Radio with Kelleigh Bannen that he was leaving his lawyer’s office on the same day he and his team talked about what they wanted the album’s artwork to look like. Walking out of the office, he passed by courtroom sketches and was struck with the idea of doing art inspired by his wrongdoings. He did note that he didn’t use his exact image. “I didn’t want to use my exact court image because it’s not, I wasn’t… I don’t know. I feel like [it was too real]. So I just wanted to just pay a little bit of homage to that and make people say, ‘Hey, is that what that is?’ And I feel like we toed the line of it pretty well, and I think it looks cool.” Just like he’s accepting accountability for his past, it sounds like his family is perfectly okay with acknowledging it, too. Hopefully, Mamaw Kay’s crazy tendencies stay at bay because it does appear that Wallen has spent the time trying to better himself. Hopefully, we are past the phase of seeing Morgan Wallen’s mug shots taking over headlines. Check out the other two parts of Mamaw Kay’s rapid-fire questions before you leave. She’s a comical lady, and it’s highly entertaining. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Joey and Nancy on WIVK (@joeyandnancy) If you’re hoping to see some of the new songs performed live, head over to Vivid Seats to grab tickets for the I’m the Problem tour. They’re the only platform that gives you a free ticket just for going to concerts. Pretty sweet deal if you ask me… 2025 I’m The Problem Tour Dates: June 20 // NRG Stadium // Houston, Texas w/ Corey Kent and Koe Wetzel June 21 // NRG Stadium // Houston, Texas w/ Corey Kent and Koe Wetzel June 28 // Camp Randall Stadium // Madison, Wis. w/ Ella Langley and Miranda Lambert July 11 // Hard Rock Stadium // Miami Gardens, Fla. w/ Gavin Adcock and Miranda Lambert July 12 // Hard Rock Stadium // Miami Gardens, Fla. w/ Gavin Adcock and Brooks & Dunn July 18 // State Farm Stadium // Glendale, Ariz. w/ Ella Langley and Miranda Lambert July 19 // State Farm Stadium // Glendale, Ariz. w/ Ella Langley and Brooks & Dunn July 25 // Lumen Field // Seattle, Wash. w/ Anne Wilson and Miranda Lambert July 26 // Lumen Field // Seattle, Wash. w/ Anne Wilson and Brooks & Dunn Aug 1 // Levi’s Stadium // Santa Clara, Calif. w/ Anne Wilson and Miranda Lambert Aug 2 // Levi’s Stadium // Santa Clara, Calif. w/ Anne Wilson and Brooks & Dunn Aug 15 // Huntington Bank Field // Cleveland, Ohio w/ Ella Langley and Miranda Lambert Aug 16 // Huntington Bank Field // Cleveland, Ohio w/ Ella Langley and Thomas Rhett Aug 22 // Gillette Stadium // Foxborough, Mass. w/ Corey Kent and Miranda Lambert Aug 23 // Gillette Stadium // Foxborough, Mass. w/ Corey Kent and Miranda Lambert Sep 4 // Rogers Centre // Toronto, ON w/ Gavin Adcock and Miranda Lambert Sep 5 // Rogers Centre // Toronto, ON w/ Gavin Adcock and Brooks & Dunn Sep 12 // Commonwealth Stadium // Edmonton, AB w/ Ella Langley and Miranda Lambert Sep 13 // Commonwealth Stadium // Edmonton, AB w/ Ella Langley and Brooks & Dunn This post contains links from our Affiliate Partners program. 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The genius of Dennis Linde. Even if you’re not familiar with the hit songwriter Dennis Linde, you no doubt know his work. Linde was the mastermind behind many country hits of the ’90s, from “Bubba Shot The Jukebox” by Mark Chesnutt to Joe Diffie’s classic “John Deere Green.” But his catalog actually goes back quite a bit farther: Linde had his first major hit in the 1960s, and wrote the biggest song of his career when Elvis Presley record “Burning Love” back in 1972. Over his nearly five decade career, Linde managed to produce hits like “Callin’ Baton Rouge,” which was originally recorded by the Oak Ridge Boys before becoming a massive song for Garth Brooks, “Janie Baker’s Love Slave” by Shenandoah, and several hit songs for Roger Miller. But one thing that was unique about Linde was the world he created in his songs. In fact, Linde was so committed to the world that he created that he also kept a map in his home that showed the “locations” he included in his songs, things like the water tower that Billy Bob painted in “John Deere Green,” explaining that he had to have some way to keep up with the people he wrote about in his songs. And that’s why several recurring characters pop up in Linde’s songs. One of the most famous characters is a guy named Earl. We don’t know a ton about him, but we know from Sammy Kershaw’s hit “Queen of My Double Wide Trailer” that he rebuilds engines and he’s “the Charlie Daniels of the torque wrench.” The next time we hear about Earl is, of course, when he meets his untimely death in “Goodbye Earl” by the Dixie Chicks (now just known as The Chicks) at the hands of two best friends named Mary Ann and Wanda, who was being abused by Earl after getting married. But did you know that Earl isn’t the only character from the song that Linde had already introduced in his songwriting? In fact, by the time they fed Earl those black-eyed peas, we had already met both Mary Ann and Wanda in previous songs written by Linde. Mary Ann was the title character in a song first recorded by country duo Brother Phelps back in 1993 called “Mary Ann Is A Pistol.” In the song, we learn that Mary Ann is a tomboy who could get the attention of all the men in town – but even back then, she didn’t put up with any nonsense from the guys: “You might drink a few, and shoot some pool with her On a Friday night Don’t you put no moves on her, buddy She’ll punch out your lights” Wanda, on the other hand, first appeared in the 1994 song “Junior’s In Love” by Joe Diffie, which was released on his Third Rock From The Sun album. There, we learn that Wanda is dating a guy named Shorty (apparently before she found Earl – or maybe that was just his nickname), but another guy in town named Junior is more than a little obsessed with her – and basically kidnaps her from her front porch after tying up Shorty and throwing him in his truck bed. “Wanda walked down the front steps and said ‘I hate to break up the party But I’ve got to get to work by 5 Would you run me over there, Shorty?’ That’s when Junior turned bright red and said ‘I’m taking her to the diner’ And he threw Shorty in the truck bed With a busted nose and a shiner” Sounds like Wanda really knew how to pick ’em…and Junior wasn’t the brightest crayon in the box. Well with all that backstory we know what happened from there: Wanda ends up marrying Earl, he’s a real piece of sh**, and gets what’s coming to him thanks to Mary Ann and Wanda. And it’s all thanks to the genius of Dennis Linde. “Mary Ann Is A Pistol” “Junior’s In Love” “Goodbye Earl” The post Did You Know That Mary Ann, Wanda & Earl From “Goodbye Earl” Are All Characters From Other Country Songs? first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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