I've posted before about Andrew Hickey's excellent podcast "The History of Rock and Roll in 500 Songs" but a recent episode is just epic. For song #177 he takes on the old folkloric ditty "Shortnin' ...

But before it all happened, plenty of rock bands were already doing just that. It was by necessity, not by choice. These ...

Murder ballads are a major part of the tradition of bluegrass. These four songs of love, jealousy, and death are among the ...

Blake Shelton was invited to join the Grand Ole Opry in 2010, but his invitation was far from usual for the country ...

"So it was a trip." Banning says hearing her songs again makes her wish she hadn't stopped making music. "I look at that … 23-year-old girl that wrote those songs and I wish I could tell that ...

Suppose you’re wondering how YouTube Music compares to other music streaming services like Spotify, Tidal, or Apple Music. In that case, it depends on how frequently you rely on YouTube to ...

"These are old recordings preserved and made accessible out of love of the music and desire to study it for generations to come." Some sound recording archivists and historians also continue to ...

Sofoklis, a Lithuanian publishing company has confirmed it will stop selling US Vice President JD Vance’s memoir "Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis", following “the ...

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and 40-year-old Vance is - as an old phrase goes - just a heartbeat away from the top job. But now the former Ohio Senator and self-described "hillbilly" faces perhaps his biggest test - keeping ...

Dolly Parton has been an icon in the music industry for her contributions to country music and her captivating stage presence. She has been in the industry for decades and continues to captivate ...

With the platform Hillbilly Elegy had given him, Mr Vance became bracketed with Trump for his ability to tap into the concerns of blue-collar workers in the Rust Belt. But he made his disdain for ...