Classic country music is filled with songs about heartbreak and tragedy. While many of these mournful ballads come from a ...

Few musical genres capture poignant feelings of gratitude quite like country. The down-home, reflective nature of classic country songwriting is perfectly suited to expressing thanks for things great ...

Country music often tells a story, making it perfect for film adaptation. Many movies have used country songs in their soundtracks. Some have adapted classic country or folk songs, while others have ...

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1979 was a transitional year for country music. The Outlaw sound that had taken the genre both back to its roots and on to the pop charts was clearly in decline, but the next-big-thing, Urban Cowboy, ...

Urban Cowboy was released 40 years ago this summer, and both that John Travolta film and its soundtrack quickly came to define an entire era of country music. The double album actually included as ...