There's no denying it: the 1970s were one of country music's best decades. Artists like Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Conway Twitty, and Loretta Lynn were all at the height of their powers, ...

The late 1970s saw some of country music’s biggest hits. Songs like “The Gambler” by Kenny Rogers and “The Devil Went Down To Georgia” by Charlie Daniels all came out in the late 1970s and remain ...

The divorce drama between country crooners Tammy Wynette and George Jones was inescapable. Even if you were a kid not yet familiar with romantic relationships. The pair certainly played into it with ...

Few songs have defined country music quite like Johnny Cash's iconic song "I Walk the Line." But when the single climbed to the top of the charts 70 years ago today, it wasn't just another hit, it ...

Since its birth in the 1920s, country music has undergone major changes. The '60s and '70s saw the meteoric rise of some of the genre's most iconic stars, like Waylon Jennings, Loretta Lynn, and ...

The ’70s country track became a career-defining hit for the artist, but he wasn’t the first to record it. And someone quite legendary passed on it first. “The Gambler” became Kenny Rogers’ signature ...

Billy Joel knows his way around a hit song but the legendary musician wasn't sure about one particular track until none other than Linda Ronstadt convinced him.