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 ...

George Hamilton IV, longtime Grand Ole Opry star, who is at the festival dedicated to “old-timey” country music for the second time, said he is impressed with the music festival.

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 ...

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The new PBS documentary series by Ken Burns delves into the black artists that helped shape country music, and then were left behind.

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Six Black country, blues, folk and Americana musicians will perform at the Manship Theater on Aug. 29.

Nashville’s newest stars are not aw-shucks, down-on-their-luck cowboys but Black women carving a hallowed space in opry’s pantheon.

This story first appeared in PA Local, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA taking a fresh, positive look at the incredible people, beautiful places, and delicious food of Pennsylvania. As Beyonc ...