I call it “Country Western” music. It’s the music of America, for sure. And it’s an amalgam. It’s everything. Some people wanted to say that it was “America’s only original pure ...
So says Joseph Thompson, a PhD candidate at the University of Virginia, who’s studying a U.S. Air Force-sponsored radio program called Country Music Time. American Experience spoke to him ...
Explore the history of country music – from its roots in ballads, hymns and the blues to its mainstream popularity – and meet the unforgettable characters and storytellers who made it America ...
Maren Morris is an American country music singer and songwriter. She released her first three albums on independent music labels, beginning with Walk On (2005). Morris rose to fame with her Grammy ...