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American Idol" Alum John Foster Reveals Mom"s Sweet Connection to Don Williams at Tribute Concert for Country Legend
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (438+ words) John Foster is paying tribute to a country legend. The season 23 American Idol runner up took the Grand Ole Opry stage during a tribute concert to Don Williams, and revealed his family's special connection to the late star. After opening…...
77 Years Ago Today, Hank Williams Made Grand Ole Opry History With His Lovesick Debut Performance
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (435+ words) On this day (June 11) in 1949, Hank Williams made his Grand Ole Opry debut. He performed "Lovesick Blues," the song that convinced the decision-makers at the Opry to invite him to appear, and "Mind Your Own Business." Then, he returned for…...
On This Day 11 Years Ago, We Said Goodbye to the Hall of Fame Country Star Who First Achieved Fame With His Two Sisters
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (424+ words) James Edward Brown grew up imitating Grand Ole Opry mainstays like Roy Acuff, Bill Monroe and Hank Snow. He began singing with his older sister Maxine, with the duo often performing on a local radio station in Pine Bluff, Arkansas....
Carly Pearce Begins a New Chapter With a Major Nashville Powerhouse: "The Horizon Looks Exactly How It's Supposed To
3+ hour, 53+ min ago (500+ words) Carly Pearce is ready for her next era. The country star recently signed with "BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville. The move follows her stints at Big Machine Label Group and Blue Highway Records. "I feel extremely grateful for this new…...
Keith Urban and Trisha Yearwood Honor Don Williams and Emmylou Harris With a Stunning Cover of Their 1981 Love Ballad at the Grand Ole Opry
3+ hour, 13+ min ago (520+ words) Keith Urban and Trisha Yearwood just gave fans a moment to remember at the Grand Ole Opry. During a Don Williams tribute concert, the country singers teamed up to cover "If I Needed You," a song the late legend performed…...
11 Years Ago Today, These Two Legendary Outlaws Were at No. 1 With a Tribute to Their Heroes'and Each Other
4+ hour ago (386+ words) According to Rolling Stone, Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard announced Django and Jimmie nearly 32 years to the day after'Pancho & Lefty'first climbed to the top of the country charts, knocking Alabama's'Mountain Music'from the top slot. "We've been talking about it for…...
On the Charts 38 Years Ago, Reba Mc Entire Was Back on Top With an Album That Proved She Needed No Introduction
17+ min ago (337+ words) The 1980s saw Reba Mc Entire seize the creative reins to her career. This move paid dividends, as she won her first Country Music Association Female Vocalist of the Year award in 1984, joined the Grand Ole Opry cast in 1986, and performed…...
The No. 1 Country Hit From 2003 That Kenny Chesney Passed on (And Later Prevented His Single From Topping the Charts)
8+ hour, 9+ min ago (371+ words) The only thing worse than turning down a future hit single is watching that single beat your single for a top chart position. In 2003, Kenny Chesney was experiencing both simultaneously. Ain't that a beach? Chesney's string of bad luck'relatively, anyway'started…...
3 Songs From Famous Country Artists That Barely Sound Like Them
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (365+ words) [RELATED: 3 Country Songs From the 1960s That Still Influence Singers, Songwriters, and Bands Today] At the time of its release, Kacey Musgraves" "High Horse" sounded very little like the rest of this Texas queen"s catalog. Truly, it sounded like no…...
This Fleetwood Mac Song From "Tusk" Has a Surprising Connection to The Beatles
2+ hour, 58+ min ago (381+ words) Stevie Nicks wrote five songs for Fleetwood Mac's Tusk album, which came out on October 12, 1979. One of them, "Beautiful Child" was a song that she would later describe to Circus Weekly Magazine as "her most special song." "Beautiful Child" is…...