In 1968, Gram Parsons of The Byrds befriended Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones and introduced them to many country songs. Phil Kaufman, a road manager, recounted how Parsons and ...

Renowned soul and gospel singer Cissy Houston has died. She was part of a extraordinary musical family that included Dionne ...

Christian hit-maker turned country performer Anne Wilson made her debut at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium to a sold-out crowd.

Drake White began his country music career in 2011 ... White reinvigorates the classic country theme of small-town life with his unique mix of funky rock and gospel soul. The album closes with ...

J.D. Souther, the singer-songwriter who co-wrote twangy yet debonair hits for the Eagles and Linda Ronstadt that helped define the Southern California country-rock sound of the mid-1970s ...

MACK, Colorado — Colorado's biggest country music festival has announced its lineup for next summer. Luke Bryan, Cody Johnson and Bailey Zimmerman will headline the 2025 Country Jam Colorado.

Billy Edd Wheeler, a country music singer-songwriter who penned hits for stars like Johnny Cash, Kenny Rogers, Elvis Presley and more, has died at age 91. Wheeler — best known as the co-writer ...

The Beach Boys’ classic Christmas songs “Little Saint ... Burl Ives is synonymous with holiday music and his renditions of “A Holly Jolly Christmas” and “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer ...

He also was honored by the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in 2014, during its Poets & Prophets Series. Wheeler’s extensive songbook includes “It’s Midnight” (a 1974 single for ...

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