American Songwriter

3 Country Radio Hits From the 1960s That Practically Disappeared Overnight

These 1960s country tunes seemingly disappeared overnight, staying behind in the 60s while Cash, Haggard, and Parton lived on.
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Born in Arkansas on This Day in 1936, the Son of a Poor Sharecropper Who Achieved Country Music Stardom in the 1960s and 1970s

Thanks to the work of producers Chet Akins, Owen Bradley, and Billy Sherrill, country music had become a thriving multimillion-dollar industry by the 1960s. However, it remained largely separate from ...

OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: Gay White’s passion, insight in PBS fight a revelation

Famed public television documentarian Ken Burns was in northwest Arkansas late last week, and the main thing I got from a ...
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More performers announced for Montana Folk Festival in Butte

The Montana Folk Festival organizers announced more performers coming to the festival in Butte.The festival is on July 10-12 ...
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ACM nods skip alt-country's biggest stars despite critical acclaim

The 2026 ACM Awards included some alt-country acts in group and duo categories but excluded major stars like Tyler Childers, Margo Price, and Charley Crockett from top honors. These omissions come ...