“Our biggest successes have always been taking chances, fighting for artists whose voice ... one day having a career in country music. Jelly's ascension is the American ideal at its best Sign ...

These artists captured the hearts of millions ... Charley Pride was one of the first African-American country music stars and became a trailblazer with his rich baritone voice and a string of ...

Spanning jazz, country, hip-hop and soul music, the best gospel songs of ... “Sinnerman” was based on a traditional African-American spiritual, which started life as a Scottish folk song.

Join us on a journey through country music’s golden era as we explore the lives and legacies of the most influential male country singers of the ’60s and ’70s. Get ready to be intrigued by ...

A kind of hallmark of non-American country music was these artists were kind of working ... cryptically named YouTube video that just said African country music. And it was the music video for ...

A kind of hallmark of non-American country music was these artists were kind of working double-time in their music to obfuscate ... In the process of doing that research, I just stumbled upon a very ...

A Smithsonian curator reflects back on the artistic legend, a "Renaissance man" with 28 Grammys to his name, who died Sunday ...

This initiative was designed to honor the artistry of country music, which Nixon believed was a staple in American culture ... that shape country music. Artists such as Dolly Parton, Willie ...

Thirteen independent venues and over 40 local artists and bands ... including the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, the National Museum of African American Music and the Musicians Hall ...

Eight years after the abolition of slavery in the United States, a choir of 11 African American singers, almost all of whom had been born into bondage, arrived in London. Hoping to raise money for a ...