These country songs from the 1980s had everything they needed to top the charts except for love from the radio.

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.

Country music isn’t just twangy ... Brooks called it his most controversial song. But he stuck to his guns faster than a cowboy at high noon. “We Shall Be Free” might not have topped charts ...

Country music came tumbling out of the mountains along with the rise of radio. One hundred years ago, in the 1920s, Vernon ...

Even though country music is mostly known as a genre that revels ... Throughout the decades, country musicians have both used their songs to protest racism, homophobia, and misogyny, and found ...

Country music has its themes of drinking and carousing sometimes, but the genre is also rooted deeply in the Christian faith.

Growing up in northern Michigan, Rachel Brooke was surrounded by country and bluegrass music, thanks to her banjo- and guitar ...