Twenty years since its release, the LP continues to show how country can mirror real-life, with songs about teen pregnancy, ...

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On this day 58 years ago, one of the best country songs ever was officially released, becoming an immediate hit. July 22 marks an important day in music history, as Elvis Costello released his first ...

On June 28, 1966, country music was quietly changed in a Hollywood recording studio. That day, Merle Haggard entered the famed Capitol Recording Studio in Los Angeles to cut what would become one of ...

Miranda Lambert and Lukas Nelson honored Kris Kristofferson in a memorable way. A few years back, shortly after Kristofferson ...

Seventy-two years ago today, the middle sister of an '80s country star and a successful model and TV star was born in Texas.

Samantha Stobo was fresh off a breakup and unable to afford her Manhattan two-bedroom alone. So the 29-year-old decided to move in with her mom in Miami until she could get back on her feet. She told ...

Some of these tunes are by homegrown heroes; other picks are just great songs that mention a state or happen to be set there or that evoke the place in some special way. Our list has rock classics, ...