When people talk about their favorite country songs, they seemingly pick one from the 70s, 80s, 90s, and so on. Though what they innocently fail to acknowledge is the fact that none of those decades ...

Today’s country music genre had its beginnings in the 1920s with the popularization of two types of music: rural white bluegrass or “hillbilly” music and “western” or “cowboy” music. The two styles ...

One hundred six years ago today, the songwriter who helped establish the Academy of Country Music was born in Oklahoma.

A historical overview -- Old-time music -- Bluegrass -- Depression era radio -- Singing cowboys -- Western swing -- Country music, 1940s -- Honky-tonk music ...