Sixty-seven years ago today, a rising star known for his larger-than-life persona and novelty songs died alongside his ...

Sixty-seven years ago today, George Jones released hist first No. 1 single, less than a week after its writer tragically died.

A late-night plane crash claimed three early Rock & Roll pioneers and became immortalized as The Day the Music Died.

On Feb. 3, 1959, plane accident took the lives of entertainers Holly, Valens, Richardson. Americans died in several other air ...

This melancholic waltz - one of the earliest examples of Bluegrass music - has become a classic since it was penned by Bill Monroe in 1945. The official state song of Kentucky, it was the first single ...

The band Alabama had an incredible run of No. 1 country singles in the ‘80s and ‘90s. The band was a juggernaut on country radio. Looking back, it’s almost absurd how little that translated into pop ...

For Black History Month, World Cafe correspondent John Morrison kicks off a weekly series with a deep dive into the history ...

Music critic Walter Tunis curates 15-track Valentine's Day playlist celebrating beauty beyond romance, spanning classical, jazz, folk, soul.

Noon to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14; and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Released in 2010 and produced by T Bone Burnett , Country Music stands out in Willie Nelson ’s catalog for its restraint. There’s no attempt to modernize the material or frame it as a comeback.

In the biography “After the Flood,” Robert Polito explores Dylan’s creative evolution and the significant contributions he has made in the past 30 years.