Dolly Parton craved a pop hit. But she made sure her first big crossover smash kept her country audiences in the picture.

Alabama became a forever fiddle-focused band on this day in 1984 with “If You’re Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band)." ...

Ketch Secor (Equal Housing / Firebird) – Twenty-five years into his run with Old Crow Medicine Show, frontman Secor released ...

On July 16th, country music celebrates milestones like Alabama's big hits and Dolly Parton's Dollywood launch, showcasing the ...

Prior to his career change, Smith had released eleven studio albums and even created an alternate redneck personality named ...

Northwestern’s Medill School reports that in the past 20 years, the United States has lost more than one-third of its print ...

Music is at the heart of Texas culture, but with so many amazing artists hailing from the Lone Star State, it’s easy to miss stellar musical moments. The Daily Texan selected four impressive albums to ...

Bicentennial Minutes” modeled a kind of mass-culture unity we’re unlikely to match for the country’s next big birthday.

The original version, released in 1983, was a huge international hit, and starred supermodel Christie Brinkley - who would later become Joel’s second wife and also features in the documentary - in the ...