Remember Gene Watson? This country music star made it big for the 1975 track “Love In The Hot Afternoon”. You’ll still hear that song regularly. However, a smaller hit from Watson titled “Nothing Sure ...

The 1980s were a much simpler time, in more ways than one. The decade was before the prevalence of the internet, before social media, and before people spent hours at home watching shows on streaming ...

In the 1980s, more than ever before, country artists and songwriters were perfecting the art of the story song. They learned to draw fans with a gripping narrative — and often, that made already sad ...

The 1990s just might be the definitive era of sad country music. Legends like Garth Brooks, George Strait and Alan Jackson were at the top of their game during that decade, and young bucks — like an ...

It’s still a Big Country, but the population is a little different nowadays. “I used to be the youngest one in the band, now I’m the oldest,” says guitarist and leader Bruce Watson. “My head and my ...

Charles Kelley of Lady A is releasing his second solo album, "Songs for a New Moon," on June 25, 2025, featuring an '80s synth-pop sound. Inspired by artists like Peter Gabriel and Hall and Oates, ...