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Hank Williams was lucky. That's a seemingly bizarre but logical argument that posits that his legacy was guaranteed by his early death while he was still at the top of his musical and songwriting powers.

Lorrie Morgan plans to celebrate a career milestone with her performance at the Grand Ole Opry on Tuesday night - 25 years as a member of the hallowed organization.

On May 15, 1972, Democratic presidential candidate George Wallace had toned down his vein-bulging, racist views and began to rise in the opinion polls.

For Wally Bass, there ain't never been any music like country and the 72-year-old Providence native is still singing it in saloons on open mike nights at several West Bay venues.

From its humble beginnings as a craft show in the basement of Cincinnati's Music Hall, the Cincinnati Appalachian Festival has become one of the region's largest cultural affairs, drawing some 50,000 people over three days event to Coney Island on the shores of the Ohio River.

For years, there have been whispers of a lost treasure-trove of country recordings hidden away somewhere in the Northeast.

Hurt, but not bitter. That's how ousted WSM-AM radio personality Keith Bilbrey describes his emotions since being laid off after 34 years with the iconic radio station and as a Grand Ole Opry announcer.

Lovers of bluegrass music got a triple treat Saturday night with the performances of three bands at the Attala Historical Society's fifth annual concert held in the Attala County Coliseum.

When I stumbled across this blog entry entitled "Nashville knows how to be attractive," I was immediately intrigued.

Starting at 1pm on Sundasy, February 22 will be a wonderful time at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

RISMEDIA, January 23, 2009- -A teenage boy grabs the microphone stand. He plants his feet at center stage.

Forty-two years ago this month, a song climbed to #1, which should be of interest to anyone who navigates the Jamaicaway, West Roxbury Parkway, and the VFW .

From Arthur Magazine No. 32 American Beauties Leon Kagarise was a teetotaling amateur photographer who captured the bucolic vibes of the now-forgotten country music festivals that flourished along the ...

To say that The Cool Kids are one of the most polarizing groups in rap music would be inaccurate, since that implies one side hates and the other loves.

Country superstar Tim McGraw is serious about making a run for the Tennessee governor's office in 2010, according to The New Republic magazine.