The vaunted songwriter Harlan Howard is credited with first saying that country music is little more than “three chords and the truth.” Its “big bang” is widely considered to be the so ...

Cantwell and co-author Bill Friskics-Warren have tried to remedy that oversight with "Heartaches by the Number: Country Music's 500 Greatest Singles ... essays on 500 key songs in the development ...

The 80s were a time of decadence and luxury. However, it wasn’t ever necessarily associated with country music. Rather, the decade was associated with pop groups, boy bands, and other musical ...