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Garth Brooks
It’s unusual for anyone to quit while at the very top of their profession. Sandy Koufax did it in baseball. Barry Sanders did it in...
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Song: “King of the Road”
Roger Miller wrote and recorded a series of lighthearted songs in the 1960s that might be called “novelty songs” except...
Read MoreSong: "Your Cheatin' Heart"
In the early 1950s, country music had just begun to make its presence felt outside of the Deep South. Perhaps no one did more to advance...
Read MoreSong: “Your Cheatin’ Heart”
In the early 1950s, country music had just begun to make its presence felt outside of the Deep South. Perhaps no one did more to advance...
Read MoreSinger: Loretta Lynn
Imagine growing up in a place called Butcher Holler, being married at age 13, having four children by the age of 19, and then...
Read MoreSong: “Crazy”
Hugh Nelson wrote this song in 1961 for a country singer named Billy Walker. Two good things then happened. Hugh decided he’d prefer...
Read MoreSinger: George Strait
He didn’t seek a crossover to rock, as Garth Brooks did. And he didn’t get caught up in his own persona, as Hank Williams, Jr....
Read MoreSinger: Johnny Cash
In its infancy, rock and roll quickly crowned its king. At the same time, another member of R&R royalty was making his name: The Man in...
Read MoreSinger: Ray Charles
Ray Charles was a country singer. Now, of course, he wasn’t just a country singer. But the mere fact that he was able to perform such...
Read MoreMusic: Grand Ole Opry
You don’t have to like country music to appreciate the legacy of the Grand Ole Opry. Growing from a live radio broadcast (The WSM...
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