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, ...
Country music has a way of taking you from wherever you are and putting you in a brand new place. Maybe it transports you to a family living room you miss. Or maybe it reminds you of a place you ...
In 1967, folk-country singer Bobbie Gentry became famous for her song “Ode to Billie Joe.” The unlikely hit about a young man’s tragic jump off the Tallahatchie Bridge in Mississippi went to No. 1 on ...
Plus, new kid on the country block Mack Geiger is the name on everyone’s lips as he wowed crowds at the recent Tamworth ...