We’re starting our list of country songs strong with Tim McGraw’s heart wrenching story of a long lasting love story, “Don’t Take the Girl.” The chorus centers around that line but it ...

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THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT COUNTRY SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY DATA BY ONLINE MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED BY ...

His hit songs include "Me and Bobby McGee" and he starred in dozens of films, including A Star Is Born, opposite Barbra Streisand.

"I had to fight tooth and nail to own it," said Gashi of his sixth album. "I'm relieved to finally birth this thing." ...

Rachael Hood, Senior Editor Music and history lovers can mix and mingle over the exhibits found at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Peruse the plaques dedicated to country music's finest ...

When Kris Kristofferson released his debut album in 1970, country music was practically defined by Merle Haggard’s “Okie From Muskogee,” a jingoistic anthem which condemned war protesters, ...

Fans of 80s and 90s music in Hawke’s Bay will be spoiled for choice on December 7 when two iconic Kiwi bands perform free ...

to whom he was married from 1973-80. Bill C. Malone noted in “Country Music, U.S.A.,” the standard history of the genre, “Kristofferson’s lyrics spoke often of loneliness, alienation and ...

I will miss his voice.” Prestwood’s songwriting attracted artists outside of country music, like Judy Collins and the British singer-songwriter Rumer, to his catalog. “Recording a collection ...

But at base, he was a thinker-poet who pushed country music in existentialist directions. The songs he wrote for himself and others, including Joplin and Johnny Cash, built on the insight that ...