Amanda Shires has become a coveted presence at the intersection of nervy artistry and activism, folk and country acclaim, rock attitude and Nashville influence. “When he tried to escape the first time,” she explained, neatly breaking off a bite-size piece of pecan chocolate chip cookie, “they moved him to the kitchen to cook.” During Shires’ Texas childhood, she was focused …
Jason Isbell says he never asked to join the Country Music Assn. Now the marriage is over: In a tweet that quickly went viral, Isbell, 41, announced Thursday that he and his wife, musician Amanda Shires, 38, had “decided to return our membership cards” because the CMA Awards, as was widely noted online, hadn’t mentioned the recent deaths of John …
