The 50 best country songs from the 1970s shine a light on changes within the genre. Merle Haggard opened the decade with a song rooted in country traditionalism, but 10 years later, artists including ...

A run-in with the law, a few beers, and a wild idea in a Texas jail led to one of country music’s biggest hits.

Many fans believe the days of classic country music are behind us. Their favorite artists rose to fame in the ’70s and have seemingly faded from the public eye. For those fans, paying money to go to ...

When your genre of music is rooted in “three chords and the truth”, it’s bound to get you feeling a certain type of way. It’s as if the sounds are forged simply to get you to pine for something pure.

‘70s Country Music Icon Dies at 83: ‘A True Legend With a Voice To Match’ originally appeared on Parade. It all started in the 1940s, on a humble farm outside of Monroe City, Missouri, where a ...