From a piano played by Aretha Franklin to decades of hits shaped in a tiny Alabama town — the Country Music Hall of Fame’s ...

Country music, as a termed genre, more or less began back in the 1940s, inspired by countless American folk genres dating back to the 1920s or even earlier. By the time the 1960s rolled around, ...

Glen Campbell’s “Gentle On My Mind” has a polished production that was typically reserved for the easy-listening genre in this decade. Though his guitar playing and slight twang keep this hit in the ...

The famous country music venue and radio show “The Grand Ole Opry” turns 100 years old today. Grand Ole Opry host Charlie ...

As the Grand Ole Opry celebrates 100 years, the treasured country music show has released 100 of the greatest country music songs of all-time chosen completely by the fans. The Opry has conveniently ...

John Wesley Ryles might not be a name that many modern country music fans know, but he certainly had his time at the top of the industry. His career got off to a start in the 1960s when he was still a ...