Louis Vasnier sang “Thompson’s Old Gray Mule,” which is now labeled as the oldest country recording in existence.

Billboard counts down the best country acts of the past (almost) 100 years. Ever since Ralph Peer held his famous recording ...

A new release of an 1891 song by Louis Vasnier deepens what we know about the genre’s origins.

Thompson shed new light on country music’s complex place in American culture. “Cold War Country: How Nashville’s Music Row ...

"Thirty years before some fiddlers from Texas, Oklahoma, and Georgia started recording a new genre of music called 'hillbilly ...

Wednesday evening’s 58th Country Music Association Awards saw established stars largely prevail over a new wave of artists ...

Louisiana native Kix Brooks and former Tulsan Ronnie Dunn — won the vocal duo of the year prize at the 2024 CMA Awards.

Country Music has taken Marty Stuart around the world, but these days he's working to bring the history of the music back ...

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum regularly sees more than one million visitors a year. Located in the heart of ...

Ray Charles was nominated for album of the year for "Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music" in 1962. In the history of the award show, no Black woman has ever won a Grammy for a country song.

GRENADA, Miss. (WTVA) — Mississippi has a long history in country music, and a Grenada County man is now in the history books ...