Few musical genres capture the art of telling a sad story beautifully quite like classic country and Western songs. This storytelling music comes from places where life is hard: working-class Southern ...
In addition to being a prolific songwriter, Owens also worked as a deputy sheriff, radio disc jockey, auto mechanic, and, unsurprisingly, a ranch hand. It would be the last side hustle that helped ...
Western pop music has always been influenced by artists and styles from around the world. A new book aims to give those varied influences — all of them — their due. Special correspondent Tom Casciato ...