These hit songs from country legends were banned from the radio upon their initial release, but seem tame to modern audiences ...

Nigeria’s fascination with 1950s country music star "Gentleman" Jim Reeves has many sources. Nigerian men who fought alongside American GI's in the Korean war picked up the musical tastes of the ...

1950s rock and roll wasn't just for the boys ... A teenager who grew up singing and playing country music, she was smitten by ...

When chronicling the history and staying power of the Grand Ole Opry's 100 years of leadership in country music and global popular culture, look to the Ryman Auditorium. The "Mother Church of Country ...

A book on the life of country music star Joe Maphis, nine years in the making, was released last week and is now available on all publishing platforms. Written by Gregory H. Larry, “The King of the ...

Coming out of the depths of Stalinist influence, the decade’s music featured state-backed songs – quite exotic ... the sight of the officials who had banned the genre. Elsewhere, Poland’s 1950s also ...

In the 1950s, 303 researchers travelled through Poland and gathered over 46,000 recordings of folk music. It was one of the largest campaigns of its kind in ... Remember that the pace of life in the ...

Kenny Chesney, June Carter Cash and musician-producer-label exec Tony Brown have been given country music’s highest honor: ...

One of country music’s most respected performers and recording artists, Bobby Bare enjoyed commercial and chart success from the late 1950s through the mid-1980s. His emotionally compelling ...

Queens country singer and pianist Tennessee Walt will bring the Bakersfield Sound, a mid-20th century country music genre, to the Bryant Library in Roslyn on ...