The 50 best country songs from the 1970s shine a light on changes within the genre. Merle Haggard opened the decade with a song rooted in country traditionalism, but 10 years later, artists including ...

There are various reasons for this difference. In the early days of recorded music, songs tended to be about three minutes due to the technology of the time. The 45 RPM records (and earlier 78s) ...

A song that gets extensive radio play is almost guaranteed to be a hit. However, not every song that becomes a hit–even those that go to No. 1–will be remembered in the decades to come. In fact, ...

This year marks the 100th anniversary of Nashville's iconic Grand Ole Opry. Country music's most beloved radio program is an American pop cultural institution. To celebrate, the Opry is gradually ...

Tributosaurus, one of Chicago’s best-kept secrets, never especially cool, not exactly challenging, pushing nearly 25 years as a mainstay of local bars and theaters, without an original song to their ...

After the festival I deep dived into Crockett’s catalogue. $10 Dollar Cowboy is one of the better offerings I’ve heard from a country act in a long time. The only thing that’s comparable is the work ...

I could have sworn that the hard rock outfit Mountain had more hits outside of “Mississippi Queen”. My memory must have betrayed me, because that song was technically the American rock band’s only ...