When I was younger, I don’t think I could have driven my car to the stop sign without turning on the radio. Back in the 1980s ...

If anyone was still on the fence as to whether Merle Haggard had what it took to become a country music icon, the October 3, 1968, release of his eighth studio album likely put an end to those ...

Taylor Swift has released her highly anticipated 12th studio album The Life Of A Showgirl. The 12-track record, which is expected to top charts around the world, was unveiled at 5am. US pop star ...

Generally speaking, an artist has little say over which song in their catalogue becomes a signature track—something Merle Haggard had to learn the hard way after he came to regret a song that ...

My grandparents were farmers, and I grew up in a conservative Christian household. We went to church three times a week, and where I went to college, we had chapel every day. Most of my career, I ...

Clockwise from top left: Billy Thompson, Charles Fromer, Larry Packer, The Lustre Kings, Winona Barton-Ballentine, Lara Hope, Andrea Maddox, Rusty Park, and Frankie Keene, center. Driving down Rt. 209 ...