Country music as we know it today goes back almost 100 years. While the history of the genre goes back much further, the commercialization of country music began with the Bristol Sessions—a set of ...
Country music is full of songs that signal their dark content with minor-key arrangements and vocal deliveries that match the tone. However, that’s not always the case. Some songs will have listeners ...
Late country legends George Jones and Roger Miller co-wrote the uber-popular song in the 1950s. Jones recorded it in 1957 as the B-side to his single "Hearts in My Dream," before Miller recorded it ...