So many great songs from the 70s are arguably overplayed on country and rock radio today. But back in the 70s, such songs weren’t considered classic oldies. They were new, fresh, and played on repeat ...

This decade was so packed with great music that it's almost impossible to narrow it down to the cream of the crop.

It all started in the 1940s, on a humble farm outside of Monroe City, Missouri, where a starry-eyed little girl and her six siblings clustered around the radio, listening to the Grand 'Ole Opry. In ...

On the heels of the explosion of psychedelic, folk, and roots rock in the late '60s, the 1970s saw country influences trickle into rock music and take over. Like Bob Dylan, who hired Nashville pros to ...

Some songs just don’t work on paper. Like all art, sometimes songs need to be heard rather than conceptualized. The three country songs from the 70s below all worked out better in practice than ...

It was 70 years ago this month — January 1944 — that Billboard began charting the popularity of country tunes with the format’s main chart now known as Hot Country Songs. In celebration the… By ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Country music legend Hank Williams Jr. has added seven new stops to his 2026 tour, nearly tripling the number of shows on his ...

'70s Country Music Icon Dies at 83: 'A True Legend With a Voice To Match' originally appeared on Parade. It all started in the 1940s, on a humble farm outside of Monroe City, Missouri, where a ...

Country music legend Hank Williams Jr. has added seven new stops to his 2026 tour, nearly tripling the number of shows on his calendar. The 76-year-old star shared the news directly with fans on ...