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12 hours ago

Grand Ole Opry Hosts Public Funeral for Late Announcer Bill Cody

Bill Cody was laid to rest at a Grand Ole Opry funeral that was attended by fans, friends, and country music stars.

By Paige Gawley
(Original Caption) Charlie Daniels (3rd from left), the entertainer who dedicated his last album to "gun-rotting whiskey and hellatious fights" says he will not play gentle music just to please "damn Yankees drinking martinis" 1/20 at Jimmy Carter's inaugural reception. Daniels said he plans to play the same brand of foot-stomping Southern music he and his band have always produced. They are (from left), Charlie Hayward, Tom Crain, Daniels, Joel Digregorio, Don Murray and Fred Edwards.

The List

12 hours ago

3 Country Songs From 1975 That Every Small-Town Kid Still Knows by Heart

By Em Casalena
Behind The Song

12 hours ago

Marty Robbins Inspired What Became Ray Charles’ Biggest Country Single

By Gayle Thompson
Features

16 hours ago

“Shut Up!”: Revisiting the Public Poem Johnny Cash Once Wrote in Defense of This Musical Icon

By Melanie Davis
Features

17 hours ago

Remember When a Song Intended for a Movie (But Delivered Too Late) Landed in the Top 10 for Bob Dylan in 1969?

By Jim Beviglia
On This Day

1 day ago

Born in North Carolina 87 Years Ago, “Mr. Country Rock”—the Teen Idol Once Slated To Compete With Elvis Presley

By Clayton Edwards
Latest Music News & Stories

1 day ago

After Six Decades and Three Grammy Awards, This Beloved Country Band Is Playing Its Final Show

By Chris Piner
Latest Music News & Stories

1 day ago

Kilts and Bagpipes: Zach Bryan Embraces Scottish Tradition for His Most Electric “Revival” Performance Yet

By Chris Piner
Latest Music News & Stories

1 day ago

Ella Langley Reveals the Unforgettable Snake Encounter That Almost Derailed a Writing Session With Miranda Lambert

By Paige Gawley
On This Day

1 day ago

On This Day in 2021, Luke Combs Hit No. 1 With the Song That Tied a Record Set by Another Country Star Named Luke

By Clayton Edwards
Features

1 day ago

After 45 years, Jeffery Steele Says He’s Still Having Fun

By Annie Reuter
On This Day

1 day ago

On This Day in 2001, Tim McGraw Was at No. 1 With a Song Inspired by Heartbreaking Real-Life Experiences

By Clayton Edwards

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SAN FRANCISCO – NOVEMBER 25: (L-R) Richard Manuel, Dr. John, Neil Diamond, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Rick Danko, Van Morrison, Ronnie Hawkins, Bob Dylan, Robbie Robertson and Eric Clapton perform onstage for the rock and roll group "The Band's" "The Last Waltz" concert at Winterland Ballroom which was later turned into a film by Martin Scorsese on November 25, 1976 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Michael Montfort/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Features

4 hours ago

Bob Dylan and Neil Diamond Once Had a Catty Back-And-Forth Backstage, but It Ended Up Being for the Best
Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Live Nation

Latest Music News & Stories

4 hours ago

Luke Combs’ Biggest Fan—Who Looks Just Like Him—Recounts Traveling to See Every Show on the Singer’s Tour
Russell Smith

On This Day

5 hours ago

Born 77 Years Ago in Nashville, the Country Rocker Behind No. 1 Hits From Randy Travis, Ricky Van Shelton, and Don Williams
These 1970s parody songs beat all the "real" music on the charts. They blurred the lines between fake song and true hit.

The List

6 hours ago

3 Parody Songs That Won the Charts in the 1970s