Merle Haggard Called Dolly Parton Before Dawn to Sing Her a Song He Had Written About Her
Most love songs reach the woman who inspired them on the radio, months later. Merle Haggard did not want to…
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Merle Haggard Called Dolly Parton Before Dawn to Sing Her a Song He Had Written About Her
Most love songs reach the woman who inspired them on the radio, months later. Merle Haggard did not want to…
Two Grandsons of the Statler Brothers Came to Watch Their Fathers Sing. They Had No Idea What Was About to Happen.
In the fall of 2025, two young musicians sat in the audience at The Mulehouse in Columbia, Tennessee, watching their…
Alan Jackson Re-Recorded the Song Denise Was Dancing To the Day He First Saw Her, 50 Years Later
In 1976, a young Alan Jackson sat in a friend’s living room in Newnan, Georgia, and watched a high school…
Four Legends, One Song: How Marty Stuart Helped Turn Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Kris Kristofferson Into The Highwaymen
Four of country music’s greatest voices were trying to make a record together. But there was a problem nobody could…
The Song Alan Jackson Was Supposed to Sing in 2001 Became the Last Song of His Farewell Concert
On November 7, 2001, Alan Jackson was supposed to perform “Where I Come From” at the Country Music Association Awards.…
Nearly 50 Years After Don and Harold Reid Wrote a Song Together, It Came Home to the Stage Where The Statler Brothers Began
Nearly fifty years ago, Don Reid and Harold Reid sat down together one night in Texas and wrote a song…
Buck Owens Was Walking to His Car When Two Fans From Oregon Brought Him Back for His Final Show
On a Friday night in March 2006, Buck Owens had already made up his mind. He was not feeling well,…
Two Days After Wayman Tisdale Died, Toby Keith Called His Phone Just to Hear His Voice
On a Sunday morning in May 2009, Toby Keith picked up his phone and dialed a number he knew by…
Eleven Days After The Statler Brothers Said Goodbye, Jimmy Fortune Nearly Walked Offstage
On October 26, 2002, The Statler Brothers performed their final concert in Salem, Virginia. After decades of singing together, Harold…