We take a look at four classic country and Western songs that tell tragically sad stories in the best, most beautiful ways.

Inextricably linked with the gospel tradition, the best country songs for Easter are almost always sublime songs of praise.

For Charles’s seminal 1962 album “Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music,” the pianist included a cover of a song written earlier by Cindy Walker. Charles made “You Don’t Know Me ...

His Western roots shine through even during ... there's not a lot of artists who grew up that way in country music. She ...

one song at a time. Well, you know, the way I define country music is, first of all, I call it “Country Western” music. It’s the music of America, for sure. And it’s an amalgam.

The explosion of rock and roll in the mid-1950s initially nearly drove country music into the shadows. Many artists struggled to survive and sell records. Then, in 1959, a song that had first been ...

In '62, Ray Charles released "Modern Sounds In Country and Western Music," an album that captured his take on tunes he heard on the radio growing up and played as a young musician in Florida honky ...

Ransom Canyon, Netflix ’s new Western romance series based on the books by Jodi Thomas, has plenty of opportunities for a ...

Hardy believes that country music is in a genre-bending moment that embraces sonic diversity. He views the current state of country music as a "Wild West" with a wide range of influences.

His Western roots shine ... who grew up that way in country music. She understands these lessons.” The Cordero duet is “God Bless the West,” a moving song that celebrates wide open spaces.