While working there, he wrote the book Country Roots: The Origins of Country Music (1976) and a lengthy essay – “Singing Cowboy: An American Dream” – published in a 1978 issue of the journal.

Explore the history of country music, from its deep roots in ballads, fiddle and banjo tunes, church music, and the blues to the beginnings of its mainstream popularity. Watch country grow in ...

Or Cactus Moser's motorcycle accident? Those both happened This Week in Country Music History, along with big events for Shania Twain, Willie Nelson, Brooks & Dunn, Luke Bryan and more.

Last night (October 20), John Anderson was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame alongside James Burton and Toby Keith. After decades of writing and recording songs with one of the genre ...