He also served as a helicopter pilot in the Army and refused a position teaching at West Point to drop out and pursue songwriting full-time ... songs, but "Why Me" is a stark contrast, a country ...

Ice down the drink and fire up the grill — it's time to tailgate! Football season is a sacred time for country music ... and rowdy drinking songs. Some are old favorites, from artists like ...

As far as country songwriters go — or songwriters ... He experienced and endured them and, in turn, they birthed his songs, from “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down’” and “Why Me?” ...

The country singer and songwriter, who died on Saturday at 88, tucked enduring aphorisms into tales about facing up to loss.

Though it took some time for other Wonder songs ... co-produce an increasing amount of music, including for other artists. “I used to play on a lot of gospel sessions,” Wonder would later ...

When Kris Kristofferson released his debut album in 1970, country music ... hair. The song was representative of a genre in an “astonishingly repressive” era, TIME would write a few years ...

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October 1, 2024 • How Women Made Music, a new book out now from NPR, considers what the canon of popular music would look like without men.

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 ...

Widely known for her breakout hit *Olorun Mon Ti Ose*, Oyindamola has solidified her place in the gospel music scene, with over 50 songs and several albums available on all major streaming platforms.

September 27, 2024 • As NPR Music's Daoud Tyler-Ameen and Ann Powers discuss on this week's episode, there's a thread of loss running through some of the most notable, thrilling albums out on ...

A beloved long-time Western North Carolina tradition, Mountain Heritage Day will spotlight its 50th anniversary from 10 a.m.