Mac Davis, the country-music artist and songwriter behind some ofElvis Presley‘s most indelible recordings, died Tuesday at 78. Davis became “critically ill following heart surgery in Nashville,” according to atweet from his familyon Monday. His manager confirmed the entertainer’s death in a...
Although hedied much too youngat the age of 29,Hank Williams Sr. did live to see himself become a major country music star when 33 of his songs hit the charts while he was still alive. However, it seemed like no one at the time would realize the impact his songwriting would have on ...
He also publicly called out actor Ethan Hawke, who had written a story in "Rolling Stone" that described an argument between Kris Kristofferson and an unnamed country star that sounded a lot like Keith. During a backstage press conference during an awards show, Keith was furious at Hawke (and...
“That’s the star system — and darling, that’s really fucked up … The corporate Nashville folks are purporting to be the music of the working class, but you can’t sing about union organizing, or the anti-racist struggle, or class struggle.” However, he also appreciated that society...
She was popular in pop music and country and became the first singer to have television programs on all three major networks, including “The Patti Page Show” on ABC. In 1999, after 51 years of performing, Page won her first Grammy for traditional pop vocal performance for “Live at Carne...
Ferlin Husky, a pioneering country music entertainer in the 1950s and early ’60s known for hits like “Wings of a Dove” and “Gone,” died Thursday. He was 85. The 2010 Country Music Hall of Fame inductee died at his home, hall spokeswoman Tina Wright said. He had a history of he...
Country music stars Charlie Daniels, Crystal Gayle andBlake Sheltonoffered their condolences on Twitter. "He once spent an entire day at his place in Tennessee showing me all the memorabilia he'd gathered over the years where he gave me a pair of his stage boots," Shelton's account said. ...
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Ralph Emery, a legendary country music broadcasting star and member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, has died.
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