In the 1960s, many began to merge the storytelling appeal of country with the rawness of rock, including Buffalo Springfield, ...

The arranger of Ray Charles' cover of Don Gibson's "I Can't Stop Loving You" was none other than his recently deceased friend ...

Earlier on Wednesday (Nov. 6) the singer was named by HeadCount as the artist who registered and engaged the most voters in ...

He considers country artists like Cash, Buck Owens and George Jones to be his peers ... and it’s like [transforming the kid ...

The Featured Artists Coalition (FAC ... the albums this group of South Londoners created in the early 1970s won immediate ...

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And while he’s written classic country songs for himself, including “On the Road Again,” some of his tunes have been made famous by other artists, too. Take for example “Crazy,” which ...

The man known as Whisperin’ Bill helped pioneer talk-singing, a country music ... as a solo artist. Country’s duet craze, which lasted from the late 1960s through the early 1970s, often ...

It does exactly what music should. It stirs up emotions, it creates atmosphere, and it helps mold memories. Super Mario Bros. is remembered for its overworld theme, Donkey Kong Country set a mood ...

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