Few country artists could match Charley Pride’s level of success in the 1970s. He collected eight No. 1 albums and 20 No. 1 singles. He also earned several awards, including three Grammy Awards and ...

Some 80 photographs by Henry Horenstein depict country music fans and performers, including Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Hank Williams Jr., Waylon Jennings, Ricky Skaggs, the Carter Family, Loretta ...

There’s a beautiful, nostalgic feel to Jerry Lee Lewis’s “Chantilly Lace“. The song was first released as a rock song by The Big Bopper in 1958. But the version most people remember is Lewis’s, ...

On October 16, 1972—53 years ago today—Lynn made history when she became the first female artist to win Entertainer of the Year at the Country Music Association (CMA) Awards.

BRISTOL, Va--The Birthplace of Country Music Museum has a new exhibit open to the public. "Honky Tonk: Portraits of Country Music, 1972-1981" is open to the public until March 2021. It features a ...

Ronnie Milsap is among the most influential and popular country music performers of the 1970s and 1980s. His smooth vocals and signature blend of country with elements of pop, R&B, and rock and roll ...

Five decades ago, Loretta Lynn ran on stage at the Ryman Auditorium to make country music history. At the CMA Awards in 1972, Lynn — a coal miner's daughter who loved country music enough to kiss the ...

While Elvis Presley’s musical output was defined more by rock & roll in the Fifties and Sixties, and, later, by easy listening ballads and orchestral anthems, the vocalist maintained a strong affinity ...

The core of “Honky Tonk: Portraits of Country Music 1972-1981,” is 27 remarkable, candid black and white portraits of music royalty — Emmylou Harris, Waylon Jennings, Dolly Parton, Jerry Lee Lewis and ...