There’s wisdom in country music, too. Listen to the late Porter Wagoner. He speaks to today, to our time of bewildering plenty and want.

Early country singers, too, were informed—and, in some cases, tutored—by Black blues musicians. The Carter Family developed their signature style after learning from the Black guitarist Lesley ...

Over the past few months, a contentious debate has raged over whether Lil Nas X, whose single “Old Town Road” spent a record 19 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 this summer, is a country ...

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HASTINGS — Even an artist who has been in the music business for nearly 60 years and is internationally known believes the ninth annual Miles of Memories Country MusicFest in ...

In 2022, there are so many Black artists making contemporary country music, you would have to book a festival to get even half of them on one show bill. And if you did book that festival, it would ...

The Blues Society, which premieres at the Indie Memphis film festival October 29th, marks the first documentary on the entire lifespan of the festival, held at a bandshell in Memphis.(Right before ...

Black Pa. country musicians celebrate the Beyoncé effect, invite new listeners to stick around Tanisha Thomas | Spotlight Pa Monday, Feb. 26, 2024 2:07 p.m. | Monday, Feb. 26, 2024 2:07 p.m. Go ...

Black country, folk and blues musicians have always been vital to the genres' very American, very long legacies. The all-powerful Beyoncé, with her latest album, "Cowboy Carter," has shined a ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Six Black country, blues, folk and Americana musicians will perform at the Manship Theater on Aug. 29. The artists, members of The Black Opry Revue, will be ...