Rabbitt’s duet with Crystal Gale, “You and I,” was Billboard’s 12th most popular song in 1983. Two years later, Rabbitt ...

In the 1970s and 1980s, country music was shifting rapidly. As artists like Glen Campbell and Crystal Gayle brought more of a pop influence to the genre, a cadre of artists who didn't like the ...

Country music is seemingly as popular as ever, with rising artists like Morgan Wallen ... to songs released in the 1950s through the 1980s — to enjoy, but these 20 tracks are essential additions ...

Kathy Mattea is among the most commercially successful and respected female country artists of her era, infusing 1980s country with ... I just wanted to play music with people.

Because it’s too early to gauge the long-term impact of many of the newer acts yet, the list leans largely on artists whose place in country music history is already secure. But everyone on the ...

Dolly Parton, George Jones, Alabama, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, and Kenny Rogers are shining stars in country music history. And 1980 was a climatic year of career-making songs for each of them.

One of country music’s most respected performers and recording artists, Bobby Bare enjoyed commercial and chart success from the late 1950s through the mid-1980s. His emotionally compelling ...