the secret history of country music
Gretchen Wilson Was ‘Very Frustrated’ With a Couple of Songs While Making Her ‘Here for the Party’ Album
Looking back, however, she's glad she included the songs she did.
The ACM Awards Didn’t Have an Entertainer of the Year Category for the First 5 Years
Dang, how times have changed!
Did You Know One of Garth Brooks’ Biggest Hits Was Almost Cut By George Strait?
Brooks' career would be WAY different if Strait had decided to cut this tune.
Bobbie Gentry May Have Briefly Thought About a ’90s Comeback
She definitely thought about it -- but here's why it never happened.
George Jones Wrote a Letter to His Unborn Great-Grandkids Before He Died
What did the letter say? Well ...
Reba McEntire Performed a Patsy Cline Cover Before Her Band’s Fatal 1991 Plane Crash
Learn more about the devastating 1991 plane crash, and why McEntire retired Patsy Cline's "Sweet Dreams" from her set.
Loretta Lynn’s ‘The Pill’ May Have Gotten Banned, But She Had the Last Laugh
Lynn is no stranger to being banned from country radio for controversial subject matter, but that's only made her music more popular.
Hank Williams Jr. is Such a Wild Card That He Once Smashed Troy Gentry’s Phone
Love him or hate him, Old Bocephus has never been shy about speaking his mind.