Despite receiving major radio backlash due to their subject matter, these three classic country songs still became major hits.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Few musical genres capture poignant feelings of gratitude quite like country. The down-home, reflective nature of classic country ...

Many fans believe the days of classic country music are behind us. Their favorite artists rose to fame in the ’70s and have seemingly faded from the public eye. For those fans, paying money to go to ...

Middletown's FM 105.9 – the "Country Rebel" when bought by Northern Kentucky University in 2011 – returns to its country roots today as "Southwest Ohio's Classic Country Giant." Jeff Ziesmann's Grant ...

Members of 45 RPM are Nashville musicians, songwriters, and producers who’ve worked in the industry for years. They’ve toured with some of the biggest names in country music and played on sessions for ...

In 2024, the most memorable country albums were the projects that fell on one end or the other of a stylistic extreme. Some of the biggest splashes came from young-gun traditionalists, who released ...

You won’t be hard pressed to find a Christmas album in the country section of a record store or on Spotify. But that’s mostly because almost every recording artist has put at Christmas album (or two) ...

From classic country tunes to contemporary country sounds, these 100 songs are an essential part of music history and showcase some of the most impressive storytelling skills in the country music ...

Cut to the chase: 1988 was one of the greatest years for country music albums in the genre’s history. Partly this was due to what Steve Earle dubbed “The Great Credibility Scare.” For just a minute, ...