American country music singer, songwriter, and bandleader Charlie Daniels (1936-2020) performs on an American flag guitar inscribed ‘Never Forget, 9-11-01’ on its head at Central Park SummerStage, New York, New York, August…
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4 Songs From 1959 That Every Baby Boomer Knows by Heart
Picture taken on November 4, 1959 at Paris showing Canadian-American singer and composer Paul Anka. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images) Most baby boomers were too young to remember…
Dierks Bentley’s First No. 1 Hit Was Inspired by a Real-Life Childhood Crush
Dierks Bentley performs at the Academy of Country Music’s New Artist Show (Photo by M. Caulfield/WireImage for Bragman Nyman Cafarelli) In 2003, Dierks Bentley had his first No. 1 single, with “What…
Born 68 Years Ago Today in Florida, the Country Music Hitmaker Whose Patriotic Debut Became a Rallying Cry for Gulf War Soldiers
Aaron Tippin performs at Shoreline Amphitheatre on September 21, 1992 in Mountain View, California. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images) With Independence Day coming up in the United States, country music fans have…
How Bad Weather and a Skipped Concert Paved the Way for This Iconic Soul One-Hit Wonder From 1973
Ann Peebles, studio portrait, USA, 1970. (Photo by Gilles Petard/Redferns) So much guidance around songwriting encourages expanding one’s horizons, trying something new, and getting a little uncomfortable. But what about the moments…