Country & Western Music

Now in its sixth decade, country music studies is a thriving field of inquiry involving scholars working in the fields of American history, folklor...

A backstage audition led Mark Hembree into a five-year stint (19791984) as the bassist for Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys. Hembrees journey included...

From cradle to great, the comprehensive real story of Bill Monroe The Father of Bluegrass Music, Bill Monroe was a major star of the Grand Ole Opry...

Behind the glamour and the crowds. Beyond the movies and the records. Apart from all who knew him, wanted to know him, or just wanted to be near hi...

Dolly Parton's success as a performer and pop culture phenomenon has overshadowed her achievements as a songwriter. But she sees herself as a songw...

A backstage audition led Mark Hembree into a five-year stint (19791984) as the bassist for Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys. Hembrees journey included...

For five decades, as a singer, musician, songwriter, and producer, Tim OBrien has ceaselessly explored the vast American musical landscape. While A...

A vocal group without peer, The Browns were central artists in the changing sound of country and American popular music at mid-century. They were p...

GB. Grayson and Henry Whitter were two of the most influential artists in the early days of country music. Songs they popularized--Tom Dooley, L...

Merle Haggard was one of the most important country music musicians who ever lived. His astonishing musical career stretched across the second half...

Glen Campbell began his musical career as a songwriter to many of the 1960's biggest stars. He transitioned to film with John Wayne in 1969's True ...