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Bobbie Jean Sawyer

Bobbie Jean is the managing editor of Wide Open Country. She lives in Nashville with her dog, Archie, and enjoys '90s country karaoke, vintage and thrift shopping and Dolly Parton.

Suzannah press photo

Suzannah Explores a Downtrodden Hero's Journey on 'Is There Any Love in Your Heart' [Premiere]

By Bobbie Jean Sawyer | October 19, 2022
Jerry Lee Lewis speaks at the Country Music Hall of Fame 2022 inductees presented by CMA at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on May 17, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee.

Jerry Lee Lewis Missed Hall of Fame Induction Due to Health Concerns

By Bobbie Jean Sawyer | October 18, 2022
Kelly Clarkson and Dwayne Johnson perform on The Kelly Clarkson Show

Kelly Clarkson, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Tribute Loretta Lynn With Duet

By Bobbie Jean Sawyer | October 18, 2022
Lorrie Morgan accepts Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum induction on behalf of Keith Whitley, presented at the class of 2022 Medallion Ceremony at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on October 16, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee.

Lorrie Morgan Recalls Sweet Love Story During Keith Whitley's Hall of Fame Induction

By Bobbie Jean Sawyer | October 17, 2022
Violet Bell pose for press photo by Chris Frisina

Rooted in Country: Violet Bell on Dolly Parton's 'I Will Always Love You'

By Bobbie Jean Sawyer | October 14, 2022
Kacey Musgraves performs onstage during weekend one, day three of Austin City Limits Music Festival at Zilker Park on October 09, 2022 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Rick Kern/WireImage)

Kacey Musgraves Calls Out Ted Cruz During 'ACL' Performance

By Bobbie Jean Sawyer | October 11, 2022
Singer Blake Shelton performs a concert after the Hy-Vee Salute To Farmers 300 on July 24, 2022, at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa./ Camila Cabello performs at the Mundo Stage during the Rock in Rio Festival at Cidade do Rock on September 10, 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The famous festival Rock in Rio

'The Voice': Blake Shelton Collaborates With Rival Camila Cabello on 'Havana'

By Bobbie Jean Sawyer | October 11, 2022
American country music singer and guitarist Loretta Lynn smiles as she looks at an unidentified person off-camera who holds a microphone, late 1970s. (Photo by Hope Powell/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Country Artists Mourn Loretta Lynn: 'Now She Really is a Honky Tonk Angel'

By Bobbie Jean Sawyer | October 4, 2022
Loretta Lynn poses for a portrait holding a guitar that has her name spelled down the fretboard in circa 1961 in Nashville, Tennessee.

Loretta Lynn's Best Songs Drew From Her Own Life Story

By Bobbie Jean Sawyer | October 4, 2022
American country music singer-songwriter Loretta Lynn, 1970. (Photo by Sylvia Pitcher/Redferns)

Loretta Lynn, Country Icon and 'Coal Miner's Daughter,' Dies at 90

By Bobbie Jean Sawyer | October 4, 2022
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