Actor-singer Kenny Rogers, the smooth, Grammy-winning balladeer who spanned various music genres, died of natural causes Friday night. He was 81.
Author: Juli Thanki, Nashville Tennessean
Mac Wiseman, country and bluegrass great, dead at 93
Wiseman, one of country and bluegrass music’s greatest singers and a founding member of the Country Music Association, was known as “The Voice with a Heart.”
Actor Dennis Quaid, 64, to release debut album (with an assist from T Bone Burnett)
“We’re going to be the oldest guys to make it in rock ‘n’ roll,” says actor Dennis Quaid, who worked with T Bone Burnett on his album with the Sharks.
Roy Clark, country guitar virtuoso, ‘Hee Haw’ star, dies at 85
A publicist said country star Roy Clark, the guitar virtuoso and singer who headlined the cornpone TV show “Hee Haw” for nearly a quarter century, has died.
CMAs 2018 winners list: See who took home awards in country music
Country music celebrated its big night Wednesday. Chris Stapleton racked up awards for ‘Broken Halos,’ while Kacey Musgraves won album of the year.
CMA Awards 2018: Stars salute bluegrass artist Ricky Skaggs
Marty Stuart, Sierra Hull, Justin Moses and more saluted the newest Country Music Hall of Famers.
‘Polk Salad Annie’ songwriter Tony Joe White dead at 75, family cites heart attack
Tony Joe White was known for enduring classics like “Polk Salad Annie” and “Rainy Night in Georgia.”