Lloyd Maines, father of The Chicks’ Natalie Maines, played pedal steel guitar. Ely had an accordionist and piano and everyone ...

Legacy. It’s a linchpin of what makes the blues such a vibrant and vital musical genre and a big part of the spirit of the ...

The Texas native and Grammy winner recorded with Bruce Springsteen and Los Super Seven and opened for the Clash and the ...

These four country songs, all out in the early 1980s, helped transform the entire genre of country music, for the better.

Who knows what the world of country music would sound like today if it weren't for these three songs from 1969?

Breaking down Rolling Stone's list of the best country and Americana albums of 2025, on a year-in-review episode of Nashville Now podcast.

Released as a 78 B-side ("Lost in the Night" was on the A-side), "Merry Christmas, Baby" has become a timeless holiday ...

Joe Ely, a pioneering Texas singer-songwriter who helped shape the progressive country sound and Americana genre, died Monday ...