How a Funny Divorce Song Brought Jerry Reed Back to No. 1 After Nine Years
For nine years, Jerry Reed had been waiting for another No. 1 country hit. Fifteen charting singles had come and…
Marty Robbins Drove Into a Concrete Wall at 160 MPH to Keep From Hitting Richard Childress
Marty Robbins was a Grand Ole Opry star, a Country Music Hall of Famer, and one of the most beloved…
Shooter Jennings Went Looking for One Lost Song. He Found Three Albums of Unheard Waylon Jennings Music.
In the summer of 2024, Shooter Jennings began searching through hundreds of old recording tapes left behind by Waylon Jennings.…
Jerry Reed’s Mother Saved $7 for a Guitar That Helped Change Country Music
Long before Jerry Reed became one of Nashville’s most remarkable guitarists, there was a young boy in Georgia who wanted…
Goldie Hill Had a No. 1 Country Hit at 20, Then Gave Up the Spotlight for a Marriage That Lasted 48 Years
In 1953, a 20-year-old girl from a Texas cotton farm had the most popular country record in America. Four years…
Five Legends Sang “Full Circle” With Dolly Parton. Today, Only Two of Those Voices Remain.
Since Dolly Parton’s passing on August 25, 2026, fans have been sharing old performances that show what she meant to…
Waylon Jennings: The Friend Who Brought Hank Williams Jr. Back to the Grand Ole Opry After 20 Years
On February 16, 2002, Hank Williams Jr. walked onto the Grand Ole Opry stage at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium for the…
Before Jerry Reed Became a Country Star, Priscilla Mitchell Had Already Reached No. 1
In 1965, Priscilla Mitchell reached the top of Billboard’s country singles chart with a record that spent two weeks at…
Before the Fame: Johnny Cash Copied Soviet Morse Code, Then Became “the Worst Appliance Salesman Who Ever Lived”
Long before the black suit, the prison concerts and the voice that sounded like it came up from the ground,…
Buck Owens Almost Skipped His Last Show, Until a Family From Oregon Stopped Him
On the final night of his life, Buck Owens was not supposed to sing. He had already told his band…