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Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain is a timeless song loved for its simple lyrics and emotionality across many music styles.
What do Willie Nelson and Roy Orbison have in common? Apparently, it's a song about struggling in poverty turned into a Christmas classic.
The Veterans Park concerts at the center of the Milwaukee festival had huge ups and downs, including Hank Williams Jr. and ...
Country music is the lifeblood of Whiskey Riff, and we pride ourselves on standing firmly in the corner of the independent artists, and those few in the mainstream still doing it the right way.
The 50 Best Albums of 2025 So Far (Staff Picks) From Bad Bunny to Lady Gaga to Sinners, our editorial staff's favorite LPs from the first half of the year.
This sub-Neil Young waffle has caught the ear of millions – but it should fool no one. The Velvet Sundown are an AI band who’ve briefly topped Spotify’s daily viral chart in various countries, ...
Most country music fans are familiar with Patsy Cline’s “Crazy”; consequently, they know that Willie Nelson wrote the song.
In a recent interview with The Australian, journalist Andrew McMillen brought up the term, asking Strings to define it, as the phrase is not commonly used Down Under. Strings defined it as using ...
The American music legend is playing his 1986 video for "Living in the Promiseland" before his headlining set on the Outlaw Music Festival tour ...
In 1979, he released "Willie Nelson Sings Kristofferson," a full album of the work of his friend Kris Kristofferson, who died last year.He has similar love for the songs of his friend Rodney Crowell.