Country

Thirty-four years ago today, on Jan. 9, 1990, Willie Nelson‘s Stardust album was certified quadruple platinum, for sales in excess of 4 million units. Stardust, released in 1978, includes two No. 1 hits, “Georgia on My Mind” and “Blue Skies.” The 10-track record features classics from all genres, including “Unchained Melody,” “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore”
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Chris Young‘s next album is right around the corner. The country singer has announced that Young Love & Saturday Nights will arrive on March 22. Named after his single of the same name, the project is by far his biggest yet: Young Love & Saturday Nights will feature a whopping 18 tracks, which is not a bad way
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Ninety-eight years ago today, on Jan. 12, 1926, Ray Price was born in Peach, Texas. One of the most prolific artists and songwriters in the history of country music, Price enjoyed a successful career that spanned more than 50 years before his death in 2013. Price, who grew up listening to the likes of Bob Wills
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In 1976, some of Music City’s most eccentric, outside-the-box artists turned the town upside down, staging a commercial revolution against the Nashville establishment that resulted in a paradigm shift in country music. Ironically, they didn’t even mean to do it. Wanted! The Outlaws wasn’t an album project that any of its participants thought to undertake.
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Several of the best country music albums of all time were released in 1974, meaning they’ll celebrate a 50th birthday in 2024. Here are 50 albums turning 50 years old this year. Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings were beginning to find their forever voices in this year. They each released multiple albums with iconic
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On this day (Jan. 12) in 1991, Garth Brooks soared to the top of the charts with his hit “Unanswered Prayers,” from his multi-platinum-selling album No Fences. The song, which Brooks co-wrote with Pat Alger and Larry Bastian, was a true-life account of an incident that the country superstar had been through with his then-wife, Sandy. “”Unanswered
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Twenty-six years ago today (Jan. 10, 1998), Martina McBride soared to No. 1 with her single “A Broken Wing.” The song comes from McBride’s multi-platinum-selling album Evolution. “A Broken Wing,” which was McBride’s second career No. 1 hit, is an honest look at an emotionally abusive relationship. McBride’s powerful delivery of the thought-provoking tune earned her several
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