1+ hour, 11+ min ago   (653+ words) Jimmie Rodgers’ all-too-brief career has cast a long shadow. Releasing the country music standard “Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)”, Rodgers catapulted to national fame when the song topped the Victor sales list for 14 straight weeks. He produced more than…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (525+ words) On this day (September 6) in 1984, Ernest Tubb died from emphysema at the Baptist Hospital in Nashville. He was 70 years old. Today, we’re remembering his extraordinary life and career on the 42nd anniversary of his death. Born on February 9, 1914, on a cotton…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (266+ words) The powers that be in America thought these three classic songs were corruptive. Radio stations banned these songs in the U.S., making them hard to get hold of for a while. Nevertheless, these songs eventually earned their flowers. The initial backlash…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago   (409+ words) Dolly Parton didn’t think the Nashville airport would ever really bear her name. In a May 2025 interview on CBS Mornings, the late country singer reacted to a fan petition to rename Nashville International Airport after her. “Well, I’m very flattered....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (217+ words) American Songwriter Back in 1962, lots of teenagers managed to get their very first car. They spent quite a bit of time driving to and from school in those classy cars. And naturally, quite a few radio songs from 1962 graced their…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (398+ words) American Songwriter Country-rock had quite the heyday in the 1970s. Back then, it seemed like mashing together two wildly popular genres was the formula for success. Bands like Eagles, The Marshall Tucker Band, The Charlie Daniels Band, and others rose to…...

4+ week, 18+ hour ago   (423+ words) “Btw I stand with Willie Nelson & Tanya Tucker against data centers in our rural Texas communities,” he wrote. “These are 2 of my biggest influences who I owe a great deal of my own success to directly. I’m proud to call…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (231+ words) Posting a statement on his Instagram, Nelson wrote, “I grew up in Abbott, and I still have a home there with farmed land where I can still see stars at night. And now our community, like many others, needs to…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (573+ words) American Songwriter Few songs are entangled with the concept of apathy quite like Bobbie Gentry’s 1967 country hit, “Ode To Billie Joe”. From the songwriting to the production process to the song’s public reception, apathy seems to be the common thread…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago   (252+ words) This was no normal performance for Reba. Much like having to cover the national anthem, the hitmaker knew that people all around the country were watching. If that wasn’t enough stress, she was performing a patriotic song that dates back…...