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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...

Traditional Country Road Warrior John PayCheck Expands the Better Plan Tour to 43 Cities Across 26 States

John PayCheck and the Cavalry Band have expanded the 2026 Better Plan Tour, now spanning 43 cities across 26 states throughout the year. New dates have been added in California, Id...

George Jones and Johnny Paycheck Almost Got in a Drunken Fight on a Maryland Backroad, but There Was a Plot Twist

That's one way to get rid of a backseat driver, anyway. The post George Jones and Johnny Paycheck Almost Got in a Drunken Fight on a Maryland B...

LISTEN: Waylon Payne’s “Looking For A Feeling”

Prolific singer-songwriter and longtime guitarist in Willie Nelson’s band, Waylon Payne steps back into the spotlight with the release of his latest single, “Looking For A Feeling....

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. ...

David Allan Coe, who wrote 'Take This Job and Shove It' and other country hits, dies at 86

(AP) — David Allan Coe, the country singer-songwriter who wrote the working-class anthem “Take This Job and Shove It″ and had hits with “You...

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...

David Allan Coe, Dead at 86

David Allan Coe was the country singer-songwriter who wrote the working class anthem “Take This Job and Shove It″ and had hits with “You Never Even Called Me By My Name” and “The R...

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

Johnny Cash and...

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

Johnny Cash and...

David Allan Coe, who wrote 'Take This Job and Shove It', dies at 86

His wife posted on Facebook in September 2021 that he had been hospitalized with COVID-19 and he made few appearances since then.

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...

Born in Alabama 105 Years Ago Today, the Man Behind the Timeless Trucker Country Anthem Recorded by Ernest Tubb, Johnny...

Born in Alabama 105 Years Ago Today, the Man Behind the Timeless Trucker Country Anthem Recorded by Ernest Tubb, Johnny...

David Allan Coe, who wrote ‘Take This Job and Shove It’ and other country hits, dies at 86

David Allan Coe, the country singer-songwriter who wrote the working class anthem “Take This Job and Shove It″ and had hits with “You Never Even Called Me By My Name” and “The Ride...

David Allan Coe, Outlaw Country Legend Behind 'Take This Job and Shove It,' Dies at 86

Outlaw country music legend David Allan Coe died Wednesday at the age of 86. “David was a Country Music treasure and loved his fans,” a representative said, according to People. […...

Merle Haggard Once Bought Himself out of His Record Deal Just to Release This Divisive 1990 Protest Song

"I've never been a guy that can do what people told me," Haggard said. The post Merle Haggard Once Bought Himself out of His Record Deal...

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 [....

45 Years Ago Today, Hank Williams Jr. Landed His Third No. 1 Single With This Tribute to the “Beauty Queens in El Paso”

Country music legacy Hank Williams Jr. scored his third career No. 1 single with "Texas Women" on April 3, 1981. The post

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

LISTEN: Jamey Johnson Pay Tribute to Merle Haggard

In honor of what would have been outlaw country icon Merle Haggard’s birthday yesterday, fellow troubadour Jamey Johnson is tipping his hat in the best way he knows how—with a … Th...

David Allan Coe, outlaw country rebel, dead at 86

Coe wrote Johnny Paycheck’s classic “Take This Job And Shove It” and had hits of his own with “You Never Even Called Me by My Name” and “Longhaired Redneck.”

68 Years Ago, Don Gibson Was at No. 1 With a Country Classic That Was Later Covered by Johnny Cash, Neil Young, and the...

Sixty-eight years ago today, Don Gibson was at the top of the chart with a song that inspired dozens of covers. The post