The 1990s just might be the definitive era of sad country music. Legends like Garth Brooks, George Strait and Alan Jackson were at the top of their game during that decade, and young bucks — like an ...

When it comes to the wider conversation about country music, the 1980s get overlooked much too often. The 1970s saw big acts like Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson rise to prominence. Additionally, ...

Before classic country hits like "I Love a Rainy Night," he wrote songs in New Jersey diners and got his start in a Newark ...

These country artists scored individual hits in the 1980s, then virtually vanished from the Top 40. Here's where they are ...

The 1990s are known for a lot of things: the rise of the internet, the fall of the Soviet Union, and, of course, killer country music. It was a golden era for the genre—so golden, in fact, that we ...

In the 1980s, more than ever before, country artists and songwriters were perfecting the art of the story song. They learned to draw fans with a gripping narrative — and often, that made already sad ...

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 ...

Country music legend Jeannie Seely, known as "Miss Country Soul," dies at 85 after complications from an intestinal infection at Tennessee hospital. Conner Smith returned to the stage for his first ...