Bill Anderson is in his sixth decade as one of country music’s most highly regarded songwriters. Ray Price gave “Whisperin’ Bill” his big break when he recorded “City Lights,” a song Anderson wrote when he was just Read More
Long before Garth Brooks was the most successful artist in any genre, he was an aspiring singer-songwriter who moved to Nashville from Oklahoma, just hoping to get his music on the radio. But when he finally Read More
At the age of 30, Trace Adkins left the oil fields of Louisiana for Nashville in 1992. After playing honky-tonks in the early ’90s, he got a record deal, and by 1996, he had hit the Read More
In 2009, Chris Young hit No. 1 for the first time, with “Gettin’ You Home (The Black Dress Song),” but the first single the 2006 Nashville Star winner released was “Drinkin’ Me Lonely,” a tune that peaked at Read More
Vince Gill began his career as a solo artist in 1983. In 1989, he recorded his breakthrough hit, “When I Call Your Name,” which became a No. 1, multi-award-winning song in 1990. But before the awards Read More
With 20 No. 1 singles under his belt since his 1993 debut album, Toby Keith knows a thing or two about what it’s like hearing yourself on the radio. Below, the country star remembers hearing his Read More
In his decade-and-a-half-long career, Dierks Bentley has become one of country music’s most consistent hitmakers … and earned a reputation as one of the genre’s nicest guys. Below, the country star recalls where he was when he Read More
Dolly Parton‘s first chart single, “Dumb Blonde,” bowed in 1967, but it was a full decade earlier that a youngster from the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee cut her first record. So, where was the future Read More
George Jones was making country music for 60 years before his death in 2013. Both in his later days and posthumously, he was and is regarded as an absolute icon — but, as he recalled to Read More
According to folklore, Tanya Tucker gave up the chance to record “Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A.” — a song that became a pop-country smash for Donna Fargo in 1972. No problem: Tucker went on Read More
Cooper Neill, Getty Images for iHeartMedia Rascal Flatts‘ debut single, “Prayin’ for Daylight,” from their eponymous freshman album, became a Top 5 hit. The song paved the way for a long list of radio-friendly singles, Read More
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