Country music, as a termed genre, more or less began back in the 1940s, inspired by countless American folk genres dating back to the 1920s or even earlier. By the time the 1960s rolled around, ...

Glen Campbell released “Try A Little Kindness” in 1969, the title track of his 13th studio album, out one year later. The song, written by Curt Sapaugh and Bobby Austin, has a message that is timeless ...

Plus, new kid on the country block Mack Geiger is the name on everyone’s lips as he wowed crowds at the recent Tamworth ...

In 1967, folk-country singer Bobbie Gentry became famous for her song “Ode to Billie Joe.” The unlikely hit about a young man’s tragic jump off the Tallahatchie Bridge in Mississippi went to No. 1 on ...