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Born in Kentucky on This Day in 1936, the Storyteller Behind “Harper Valley PTA” and Other Timeless Country Hits

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...

3 Shel Silverstein Songs That Became Surprising Country Hits

These three songs w...

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...

“Country Gentleman” Tommy Hunter Has Died

He was called the "Country Gentleman" because nobody came across more personable than Tommy. That is why his passing on Thursday, July 2nd at the age of 89 was marked with sadness...

3 Country Songs From 1971 That Every Small-Town Kid Still Knows by Heart

3 Country Songs From 1974 That Every Small-Town Kid Still Knows by Heart

Few genres celebrate small-...

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...

53 Years Ago Today, 14-Year-Old Tanya Tucker Scored Her First No. 1 With a Song Later Covered by George Jones and Tammy...

3 Country Songs From the 1970s You Didn’t Know Were Written About Real People

Country Music Mourns the Loss of the “Country Gentleman,” Dead at 89

CANADA - JUNE 11: Mississauga; a new song by country musician Tommy Hunter; is recorded yesterday by Hunter and a chorus comprising Mayor Martin Dobkin; city councillors and 20 wel...

3 Classic Country Songs Where Another Voice Stole the Spotlight

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

LISTEN: Tucker Wetmore’s “Who Told You That”

One of country music’s fastest-rising stars is back with new music. Tucker Wetmore has released his latest single, “Who Told You That,” available now via Back Blocks Music/MCA/Merc...

3 Toby Keith Songwriting Gems That Aren’t “Red Solo Cup”

Very few artists know how to have a good time, and also write killer song lyrics. Toby Keith was one of them. The post

3 Country Hits That Were Written by One Artist and Recorded by Another

ENTERPRISE, AL - JUNE 14: Singer/Songwriter Tim McGraw performs at the 2012 BamaJam Music and Arts Festival - Day 1 at BamaJam Farms in Enterprise, Alabama on June 14, 2012 (Photo...

3 Country Songs From 1977 That Every Small-Town Kid Still Knows by Heart

(Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images) If you were once a small-town kid back in the 70s, these country songs from 1977 likely still tug at your heartstrings. The post 3 Country Songs...

3 Country Songs From 1978 That Every Small-Town Kid Still Knows by Heart

New York, N.Y.: Musicians Willie Nelson, left, and Waylon Jennings, right, at a party at the Rainbow Room in Manhattan on January 16, 1978. (Photo by Karen Wiles/Newsday RM via Get...

Born in Louisiana 77 Years Ago Today, the Country Rocker Who Stepped Out of His Legendary Father’s Shadow To Blaze His O...

4 Country Ballads That Still Bring Crowds to Their Feet Decades Later

4 Country Songs From 1970 That Every 70s Kid Can Still Sing From Memory Today

4 Country Songs From 1970 That Every 70s Kid Can Still Sing From Memory Today

On This Day in 1978, Willie Nelson Was at No. 1 With a Song Inducted Into the Grammy Hall of Fame Not Once, But Twice

Forty-eight years ago today, Willie Nelson was a...

Americana Stories – Dean Owens “The Motel And The Highway”

In March, we put out a request for short fiction written around the subject of americana. The first to answer our call was one of our favourite singer/songwriters, Dean Owens. He a...