country history

The CMA's Bob Doerschuk takes an in-depth look at the life and career of country music's first solo female superstar Kitty Wells. Read on to learn more about the Country Music Hall of Famer here!

Terri Clark first came to notariety in the mid 1990s with her feisty brand of country music.  While working on her current release, her mother became sick with cancer and this event found Terri focusing on what mattered most in both her music and her career.

Today's news briefs include news about Charlie Daniels' minor stroke, Lady Antebellum and Blake Shelton release new webisodes, Tim McGraw's second children's book gets a release date and Halfway To Hazard takes a break from all appearances.

It's a sad day for country music today as the legendary country rockabilly and honky tonk star Carl Smith passed away at his Nashville-area home.  The singer, mostly retired since the 1970s, was preceded in death by his wife, country singer Goldie Hill Smith in 2005.