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On This Day in 1974, Charlie Rich Was at No. 1 with a Grammy-Winning International Crossover Hit Penned by Billy Sherril...

Fifty-two years ago today, Charlie Rich was at the top of the country chart with a Grammy-winning hit penned by a legendary figure. The post

On This Day in 1974, Charlie Rich Was at No. 1 With a Song That Brought a Nashville Sound Legend His Second Grammy Win

Fifty-two years ago today, Charlie Rich was at the top of the country chart with a song that brought a Nashville legend a Grammy.

On This Day in 1973, Charlie Rich Was at No. 1 With a Steamy Love Song Inspired by a Political Scandal

This Johnny Cash Performance From 1970 Alongside His All-Time Favorite Singer Is “Country Music at Its Finest”

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This Johnny Cash Performance From 1970 Alongside His All-Time Favorite Singer Is “Country Music at Its Finest”

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Richard Lynch’s ‘Why Me Lord’ finds reverence in restraint and roots

There’s a certain kind of quiet that lives inside the best country gospel songs—a stillness that doesn’t demand attention but earns it. With his take on “Why Me Lord,” Richard Lync...

Born on This Day in 1928, the Country Star Who Overcame a Stutter to Notch a String of Hits and Wrote an International N...

98 years ago today, the songwriter who penned one of the most-recorded songs in the world and notched a string of hits was born.

"I was really glad that she never asked me what I thought of her singing." What happened when Gregg Allman appeared on C...

Watch Gregg Allman perform Don't Mess Up A Good Thing and Midnight Rider on Cher's TV show, just weeks before their wedding

On This Day in 1972, Jerry Lee Lewis Was at No. 1 for the Last Time With a Song Penned by a ‘50s Rock Legend

Clint Black Performed an All-Time Country Classic at Opry Debut

He was already on his way to becoming a breakout star. Continue reading…

Born on This Day in 1938, the Nashville Legend Who Played on the Biggest Hits From Kris Kristofferson, Dolly Parton, and...

On This Day in 1974, Ray Stevens Was at No. 1 With a Song That Was Boosted by a Headline-Making Publicity Stunt

Leon Russell LIVE San Bernardino Swing Auditorium 1970-12-05

 LIVE  San Bernardino Swing Auditorium 1970-12-05Very decent audience recording here8/10   I'd call itNot much of Leon's stuff  aroundTRACKS LISTOkie From MuskogeeGirl From The Nor...

Remembering When Rick Nelson Was Booed off the Stage, but Got the Last Laugh Thanks to a Hit Single in 1972

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Remembering When Rick Nelson Was Booed off the Stage, but Got the Last Laugh Thanks to a Hit Single in 1972

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On This Day in 1969, Bill Anderson Topped the Charts With a Song That Beat Out Johnny Cash and Merle Haggard

Bill Anderson topped the charts 57 years ago today with "My Life (Throw It Away If I Want To)", the top country song of 1969. ...

Johnny Cash’s Favorite Song Might Surprise Even His Biggest Fans—and His Impromptu Performance Gives Hope to Everyone Wh...

Johnny Cash once revealed his favorite song wasn’t “Ring of Fire," but a track honoring working-class Americans. The post Johnny Cash’s Favorite Song Might Surprise Even His Bigges...

Born in the DMV 75 Years Ago Today, the Man Behind One of Country Music’s Most Timeless Love Songs and Hits for Don Will...

Clint Black Did It His Way to Make His Debut Album a Classic

He scored a career-making success with his very first album. Continue reading…

Born in Kentucky on This Day in 1944, the King of Honky Tonk and the Most “Outlaw” Country Singer of the 1970s

George Jones Called This Country Classic His Favorite Composition, Despite It Stalling at No. 2

George Jones had a soft spot in his heart for this sentimental 1960 single, despite the fact that it never quite got to No. 1 on the charts. The post George Jones Called This Coun...

Born on This Day in 1935, the Country Pioneer With 30+ Hits Who Formed a Band With Pal Waylon Jennings in the 90s

Bobby Bare is a country music hitmaker unlike any other, and he was born on this very day, April 7, 1935. The post

On This Day in 1970, Marty Robbins Was at No. 1 With a “True” Song He Wrote for His Wife After His First Heart Attack

Righteous Brother Bill Medley on His Improbable Comeback and the Last Words Elvis Told Him

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee looks back at the madness of Phil Spector, the Top Gun/Dirty Dancing/Ghost revival of the band, and hanging out with the King of Rock &amp...