George Jones' "He Stopped Loving Her Today"was crowned the saddest of all '80s country songs, a somber, downtrodden, twangy tune that swells into pure honky-tonk heartbreak. Written by Bobby Braddock ...

On most Saturday nights at our farm, the channel and show viewing at suppertime is almost always the same: “The Lawrence Welk ...

Unfortunately we’ve arrived at the gun-toting, deer-hunting, small-minded, small-town-is-king, ...

Cuttin' grass for America's 250th birthday. Award-winning bluegrass group The Kody Norris Show is back with a new single ...

Country fans must stick together and celebrate the genre we love. If you call yourself a country music fan, revisit the five ...

Though these trends might rear their head every once in a while, they were once mainstays on country radio in the 1970s.

The song was “Maybellene,” a reworking of the country tune “Ida Red” with a driving rhythm, rapid-fire lyrics, and a guitar lick that sounded like nothing anyone had heard before. Within weeks, it hit ...

This Valentine's Day, we're taking a look into the past at some artifacts curated by the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

Pete Finney, a steel guitarist who toured with country music star Patty Loveless for more than 20 years and also recorded ...

By junior high, Pete was playing electric guitar in a band. The nascent country-rock scene that started to explode after The Byrds’ 1968 album Sweetheart of the Rodeo soon had Pete hooked on the sound ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In the 1950s, the station wagon ...

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