The record producer, director and composer talks jazz, being in the room with stars like Willie Nelson and Paul Simon, and we find out the backstory of one of the most curious albums of the 90’s.

These four country songs from 1977 are so nostalgic, anyone could keep listening to them today, even after so many years.

We’ve lost far too many greats in country music at young ages. And John Jarrard is certainly one of the most underrated. He was the songwriter behind some incredible music in the 1970s through the ...

SPRINGFIELD ― Monty Williams has played and coached basketball at the highest level of the game. But for everything the game has given the former NBA player, there is one thing that it has taken away ...

Lexington schedules 30 winter concerts across venues, Singletary leads lineup. Genres span jazz, country, bluegrass, classical and rock across January–March. Tickets vary by venue; student discounts ...

Jim Duncan, a retired city planner, has written more than 600 short histories of Austin businesses. We introduced him and this series, “Jim Duncan’s Austin,” on July 6. This week, we adapt four of his ...

Joe Ely, a Grammy-winning country artist and Texas music legend, has died. He was 78. Ely died at his home in Taos, New Mexico from complications of Lewy Body Dementia, Parkinson’s and pneumonia, ...

Hey Day Happy Hour: 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, at Hey Nonny, 10 S. Vail Ave., Arlington Heights. Music by Jon Allegretto. Free. heynonny.com. “A Creole Christmas”: 7 ...

For years, the country music star struggled to stake a claim to the version of himself that now seems inevitable. Shaboozey performing in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in October.Credit...Sinna Nasseri for ...

As a breakout artist, having one massive hit is sort of a mixed blessing. So it is with Ella Langley and "You Look Like You Love Me," the Riley Green duet that dominated country music in 2024 and has ...

Some new, old music is on the way from Benjamin Tod. The “Using Again” singer joined the Whiskey Riff Raff podcast to talk about his faith, staying grounded while country keeps changing, doing his ...

To get a sense of how wide the country music landscape — and the divides within it — are in 2025, consider the varied reactions to an announcement the Recording Academy made in June: The best country ...