In their last conversation they had together, Dolly Parton encouraged Tanya Tucker to keep the show going, even on days when ...

In the 1970s, the country music charts were filled with artists who first found fame during the previous decade(s): to name a few, Glen Campbell, Dolly Parton and Elvis Presley. But there were also a ...

Before Tim McGraw became one of country’s most bankable hitmakers, he was locked in a fight with his own label over a song they were convinced would be a disaster. On a recent episode of The Tim ...

The 1990s are seen as one of the golden eras of country music. It was the decade that marked the emergence of a new generation of country stars who often mixed traditional country sounds with a modern ...

Tim McGraw has claimed a unique space in country music history. Alongside contemporaries like Kenny Chesney and Keith Urban, he's part of a rare class of country singers that have bridged the gap ...

Brett Young earned a No. 1 hit with his debut single "Sleep Without You," a song from his eponymous debut album, and followed it up with his second single, "In Case You Didn't Know." Young, who wrote ...

Toby Keith scored a chart-topping hit with his single "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)" when he released it as the debut single from his 2002 album Unleashed. Keith wrote the ...

Toby Keith has made numerous visits to our military heroes overseas, but the singer also takes time to include them when he's meeting fans backstage at his concerts. "I can't get to them all so I try ...

Scotty McCreery wrote his single “Five More Minutes” with Frank Rogers and Monty Criswell shortly after the death of his grandfather in January of 2015 and began performing it live later that year; ...

"Mountain Music" became one of superstar group Alabama's most beloved hits after its release in 1982. According to band frontman Randy Owen, the song took him years to write, and encapsulates some of ...

What makes a truly great dark country song? Well, it helps if there's a death involved, and country music is full of classic, chilling murder ballads that fit the bill. But in order to be truly dark, ...

After finishing her tenure as a contestant on American Idol, up-and-comer Gabby Barrett says she didn't initially see much interest from record labels. As a result, she doubled down on her songwriting ...