Country musicians in recovery
Country’s Rachel Stacy: Sassy, soulful, grateful and recovering
Rachel Stacy knew she was a drug addict, and when she admitted her problem to herself and another person in 2009, she thought she had put it behind her. Addiction doesn’t work that way, however, and even though she quit drugs, alcohol crashed through those flimsy walls like the Kool-Aid Man in those commercials of…
Read MoreWith a renewed commitment to recovery, Nashville’s Mitzi Dawn plans a return
It’s a Wednesday morning in Music City, and singer-songwriter Mitzi Dawn is feeling a bit hungover. She’s not, of course. After 10 years of sobriety, she’s on the verge of staking her claim in a music career she thought she’d put behind her, and the discomfort she feels is actually a result of the work…
Read MoreWith a new album on the way and almost a decade of sobriety, Terry McBride is enjoying the ride
There’s a saying around recovery circles: “Secrets keep us sick.” Country star Terry McBride knows that better than anybody. In April, he’ll mark 10 years sober, again, only this time around, he’s not ashamed of his past, but neither does he dwell on it. He’s working on a new record with songwriter and producer Luke…
Read MoreJohnny Cash’s oldest grandson, Thomas Gabriel, sings his way out of the darkness
After years of work on himself and his sobriety, Thomas Gabriel has finally found the peace that eluded him for the way things ended with his grandfather, the late Johnny Cash. As a solo artist, Gabriel’s voice is a dead ringer for the Man in Black, and he peppers his set of searing and haunting…
Read MoreAddiction took ‘Texas’ Joe Bailey to prison, but God and recovery gave him his freedom and renewed his career
Everything’s bigger in Texas, they say, and singer-songwriter “Texas” Joe Bailey is living proof. His songs are big, the sort of shack-shaking honky-tonk boot-stompers that send sawdust-devils across the dance floor. His past is big and includes a penitentiary stint resulting from three DUI arrests. And his recovery is big, grounded in a mighty faith…
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