Beyoncé's country renaissance has spurred a widespread revival of Western style after releasing two country songs, "Texas Hold 'Em" and "16 Carriages," earlier this month and announcing an entire ...

Ray Charles’ rendition, featured on his groundbreaking 1962 album, Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, reached No. 2 on the Hot 100 and infuses the original with a soulful tone and ...

Finally, we end our list with the man behind some of the best classic country and Western sad songs of all time. John Prine’s 1971 eponymous debut was full of one-two punches, from “Sam Stone ...

This wave is not likely to inspire country music to reestablish the dated country & western brand. Back in 1980, the genre rode the Urban Cowboy movement for a year or two before it petered out.

Born for the stage, Wyoming cowboy Ian Munsick knows how to pack his shows with fun as he blazes his own country Western ...

While the songs may sound simple, there is an art to the country-western ballad. These twang-tinted classics tell stories. Top 10 Country-Western Ballads - American Songwriter ...

In news we didn't expect to be reporting this week, a Canadian country and western band are creating something of a stir with a song about an old Guns N' Roses t-shirt.. The Chris Goodwin Band ...

Well, you know, the way I define country music is, first of all, I call it “Country Western” music. It’s the music of America, for sure. And it’s an amalgam. It’s everything.

Ray Charles’ rendition, featured on his groundbreaking 1962 album, Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, reached No. 2 on the Hot 100 and infuses the original with a soulful tone and ...