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40 Years Ago: George Jones, Merle Haggard Bail Johnny PayCheck Out of Jail

Johnny PayCheck ended up in the pokey after an altercation. Who showed up with $50,000 to bail him out of the Hillsboro Jail on May 22nd, 1986? George Jones and Merle Haggard. The...

Born in Ohio on This Day 88 Years Ago, the Outlaw Country Legend Who Inspired a Mass Workforce Exodus

John PayCheck and Struggle Jennings Unite Two Outlaw Legacies on “Sons Of The Spark”

Two names. Two legacies. One track that landed 20,000 streams in its first week without a major label or corporate radio behind it. John PayCheck and Struggle Jennings have release...

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. ...

On The Charts 47 Years Ago, Waylon Jennings Ruled With a Somber Ballad Written as an Apology to Bob McDill’s Wife

American country and western singer and guitarist Waylon Jennings (1937 - 2002) wears a cowboy hat and leather vest as he sings with his eyes closed in front of a microphone, April...

49 Years Ago Today, Waylon Jennings Kicked off a Six-Week Run at No. 1 With One of His Biggest Hits (That He Despised)

Waylon Jennings' "Luckenbach, Texas" reached the top of the country music ch...

On This Day in 1976, Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings Recorded a Pre-Highwaymen Hit for the Ages

Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings Fifty years ago today, Johnny Cash enlisted Waylon Jennings to record what would be one of his final hit singles. The post On This Day in 1976, Jo...

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

Father John Misty “The Payoff” – read the small print, sucker

Here’s a song that doesn’t offer much in the way of optimism, talking as it does of deals, probably of the shady kind, and a world that ought to get you, and, hey, get this, you [....

55 Years Ago, Jerry Reed Was at No. 1 With His Signature Hit About an Ill-Fated Game of Craps

Unspecified - 1971: Jerry Reed performing on the ABC tv series 'The Val Doonican Show'. (Photo by Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images) Country singer Jerry Reed s...

3 Country Songs From the 1960s You Won’t Ever Forget No Matter When You Hear Them

Tammy Wynette 1960s country music was fabulous. These are three country songs from the 1960s you won't ever forget no matter when you hear them. The post 3 Country Songs From the...

On the Charts 49 Years Ago Today, Waylon Jennings Entered His Sixth Week at No. 1 With This Willie Nelson Feature

Waylon Jennings performs onstage at Oakbrook Terrace in Oakbrook, Illinois, November 27, 1977. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images) Waylon Jennings' biggest crossover hit entered it...

Remember When Elvis Costello Recorded One of George Jones’ Biggest Hits in 1981?

In 1981, Elvis Costello recorded "Good Yea...

Born in Arkansas 86 Years Ago Today, the Hall of Fame Songwriter Who Overcame Tragedy To Pen Hits for George Jones, John...

Wayne Kemp, a Hall of Fame songwriter who penned hits for Johnny Cash and George Jones, would have turned 86 years old today. The post

Born 41 Years Ago Today, the California Honky-Tonk Revivalist Known as Country Music’s “Mr. Saturday Night”

Born on May 20, 1985, in Dixon, California, country singer-songwriter Jon Pardi turned 41 years old on Wednesday. The post

48 Years Ago Today, We Said Goodbye to the Self-Deprecating Singing Cowboy, Songwriter, Actor, and Musician

Actor, singer, songwriter, and guitarist Johnny Bond died of a stroke 48 years ago today at age 63 in Burbank, California. The post

On the Charts 46 Years Ago Today, George Jones Proved Himself Wrong When He Reached No. 1 With This Timeless Country Hea...

George Jones 1980 Palomino Club during Music File Photos 1980's at the Music File Photos 1980's in Los Angeles, . (Photo by Chris Walter/WireImage) George Jones surprised everyone,...

3 Country-Pop Songs From 1968 That Crossed Over Without Losing Their Twang

CIRCA 1968: Country singer/songwriter Johnny Cash poses for a portrait in circa 1968. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) These country-pop songs from 1968 crossed over...

3 Outlaw Country Songs That Have Stood the Test of Time

Waylon Jennings performs onstage at Oakbrook Terrace in Oakbrook, Illinois, November 27, 1977. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images) These are three of the best outlaw country songs...

3 Country Songs From 1975 That Every Small-Town Kid Still Knows by Heart

(Original Caption) Charlie Daniels (3rd from left), the entertainer who dedicated his last album to "gun-rotting whiskey and hellatious fights" says he will not play gentle music j...

4 Country Songs From 1966 That Make Me Want To Travel Back in Time

(Original Caption) JOHNNY CASH.....THE NATIONS NEWEST SINGING SENSATION, GUEST STARS ON THE MUSICAL HALF HOUR SERIES "RANCH PARTY." FILED 1966. These country songs from 1966 are s...