The influence of gospel music stretches far and wide, and the best gospel singers, too, cover a wider range of styles, as this list of the Top 15 shows.
‘If I Were A Carpenter’ is also closely associated with the Four Tops, Johnny Cash & June Carter and many others.
Years before his rise to fame, the 18-year-old Cash took the opportunity of learning to be a radio operator.
A question of boundaries lays at the heart of music censorship, but artists have always pushed back, fighting for the freedom to express themselves.
The breathtaking depth of the country star's catalogue means that distilling his finest work into a single playlist is a tall order.
Julie Fudge, daughter of country queen Patsy Cline, talks to uDiscover Music about the Nashville museum in her mother's memory.
‘Live In Cook County Jail’ is a truly classic B.B. King album that deserves to stand shoulder to shoulder with his ‘Live At The Regal’.
If 'Threads' is Crow's final full-length work, as she has suggested, then it's a remarkable closing statement.
The family group from Staunton, Virginia were giants of the traditional country music scene by the mid-1980s.
A trademark Hank Williams song was created on August 30, 1949, when Hank recorded ‘I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry’ in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Gospel music has always had a major influence on R&B, with many of the biggest soul singers having started their vocal careers in gospel church choirs.
Hound dogs, salty dogs, rain dogs, the mighty canine appears in countless songs and this list celebrates all the dogs who’ve been saluted in song.
The album features guest appearances by Randy Travis, Kris Kristofferson, Maddie & Tae and others.
One of the world’s pre-eminent songwriters, Jimmy Webb can be said to have spearheaded an Americana equivalent of The Great American Songbook.
‘Memphis Mayhem’ offers an in-depth look at the city that spawned such acts as Otis Redding, Elvis Presley, and Johnny Cash.
