Country music is so littered with sad songs that it's a well-worn joke: what do you get when you play a country song backwards? You get your wife back, your dog back, your truck back…and in case of ...

Finding yourself in ropes by Waylon Jennings once might seem unfortunate. That George Jones found himself in such a bind ...

On this day (January 15) in 2025, Melba Montgomery died in a care facility in Nashville after a years-long battle with dementia at the age of 86. She left behind a long legacy of great country music.

Could 2026 be the most devastating year in country music history? A look at the list of the legendary figures that the genre has lost suggests it just might be. From the stunning recent deaths of John ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – When it comes to country music, George Jones was The Voice. Other great singers have come and gone, but this fact remained inviolate until Jones died Friday at 81 in a Nashville ...

Country music legend George Jones had a lifelong struggle with alcoholism that was as legendary as his voice. Born among the East Texas oil fields in 1931, Jones gravitated to music to escape his ...

George Glenn Jones, born on September 12, 1931, in Saratoga, Texas, was an iconic American country music singer and songwriter whose profound impact on the genre earned him a revered place in music ...

This journalist had the good fortune to interview the Country Music Hall of Famer himself back in September of 2011. At the time, he had just celebrated his 80th birthday. “It was just great to have ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – When it comes to country music, George Jones was The Voice. Other great singers have come and gone, but this fact remained inviolate until Jones passed away Friday at 81 in a ...

Given his numerous accomplishments within the larger music industry, it's safe to say that Keith Richards' opinion on all things musical holds some serious merit. Among the original founders of the ...