Country legends

Randy Travis Set To ‘Cross Roads’ With The Avett Brothers

Country legend Travis gets back on solid ground, pairing with the acclaimed Avett Brothers for an episode of CMT Crossroads.

2012/10/11

George Jones To Say Farewell In One Last ‘Grand Tour’ In 2013

George Jones is considered one of the greatest living country music legends of all time. In 2013, however, he will retire from the road after one last “Grand Tour.”

2012/08/16

Ode To Bobbie Gentry

The Mississippi-born singer and songwriter gave us two of the most iconic songs of the late 1960s. She turns 68 years old today.

2012/07/27

Did Hank Jr. Just Put His Foot In His Mouth Again?

In a new Rolling Stone interview, Hank Williams, Jr. thanks ESPN for his career resurgence and says President Obama is “the worst” and “hates America.”

2012/07/12

Glen Campbell and daughter Ashley at Ravinia (Kurt Wolff/CBS Local)

Glen Campbell Charms Fans, Picks Mean Guitar During ‘Goodbye’ Show In Chicago

He may have Alzheimer’s, but on stage Glen Campbell can still sing, charm his fans, and play guitar like the dickens. His 18-song set in Chicago was a playful, endearing run through his best-known songs.

2012/06/29

Keith Urban and Don Williams (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

Keith Urban, Alison Krauss, Vince Gill Contribute To New Don Williams Album ‘And So It Goes’

Nicknamed the “Gentle Giant” for his laid-back demeanor and easygoing approach to music (not to mention the fact he was rather tall), Don Williams and his smooth, rich voice were familiar to country fans through […]

2012/06/19

Doc Watson (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)

Remembering Folk-Country Guitar Legend Doc Watson

A masterful flatpicker, warm vocalist, and a genius at interpreting old-time folk and bluegrass (as well as contemporary) material, Arthel ‘Doc’ Watson was a solid link in the musical chain between the worlds of traditional […]

2012/05/31

George Jones Is Back In The Hospital, More Shows Postponed

The illness that has been dogging country legend George Jones for the past several weeks apparently is not going away. According to a statement on Jones’s website, the 80-year-old Country Music Hall of Famer was […]

2012/05/22

Willie Nelson performs in Montclair, New Jersey (Photo by Maria Ives)

Willie Nelson Rocks NJ At Montclair’s Wellmont Theatre

Willie Nelson spent most of last week heavily promoting his new album, Heroes, released on May 15. But at his recent concert at the Wellmont Theatre in Montclair, New Jersey (his second of two nights […]

2012/05/21

Vince Gill at MerleFest 2012 (Photo by Jim Gavenus, courtesy MerleFest)

Vince Gill Kicks Off 25th Anniversary MerleFest In North Carolina

MerleFest, the renowned annual bluegrass, folk, and country music festival in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, kicked into gear this weekend with performances from a range of traditionally minded artists including Deep Dark Woods, Dailey & Vincent, […]

2012/04/27

Garth Brooks (Peter Kramer/Getty Images)

Garth Brooks, Connie Smith, Hargus “Pig” Robbins Are 2012 Country Music Hall Of Fame Inductees

The Country Music Association has announced that three iconic artists are the 2012 inductees into the prestigious Country Music Hall of Fame: singer Connie Smith, who was one of the most popular country artists of […]

2012/03/07

Garth Brooks (in reflection) looks at an outfit worn by Patsy Cline at the Smithsonian Institution (TIM SLOAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Music Flashback: Patsy Cline’s Plane Crash, 1963

Music has had its share of famous fatal crashes. It’s not much of an exaggeration to compare one that happened this week in 1963 to the one that killed rocker [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Buddy Holly[/lastfm] four years earlier.

2012/03/06

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