American Songwriter

How Townes Van Zandt Ended up in a Music Video for a Song He Wrote, Performed by Another Artist

Townes Van Zandt ended up making a cameo appearance in the music video for a 1983 version of a song he recorded years earlier ...
Whiskey Riff

The Wait Continues: 10 Artists Who Deserve To Be In The Country Music Hall Of Fame

Today we got our first look at the 2026 class of inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame. This morning, the Hall ...

Tim McGraw to Enter Country Music Hall of Fame: 'It Makes Me Want to Live Up to It'

The country superstar joins songwriter Paul Overstreet and bluegrass legends the Stanley Brothers in the 2026 class ...
Country Standard Time

Nelson sets spring tour dates

Willie Nelson is set to hit the road again with Spring dates just announced. The announcement of tour dates comes two days after Nelson, who tuns 93 o ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 2011, We Said Goodbye to the Hall of Fame Pedal Steel Player Who Wrote the Song that Changed Country Music Forever

Fifteen years ago today, the world lost one of the most consequential songwriters and steel guitar players in country music ...

How many of these ’60s songs can you name based on just the lyrics?

How many of these songs can you name based on just the lyrics? Most of the time, the part of a song’s lyrics that you ...