One hundred years ago today, one of the most influential artists in the history of country music was born in Texas.

Walter Haynes, the prolific session musician who gained a reputation as “Patsy Cline’s steel guitar player,” died on this day (Jan 1.) in 2009. He was 80 years old and living in Bullard, Texas, ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Cole delights in taking the pedal steel way beyond the repertoire of country and Hawaiian music, ...

Nowadays, every move we make is recorded in some way, and wherever a person goes, whatever they do or say is often captured. Of course, this has not always been the case, and in fact, many details ...

Lexington schedules 30 winter concerts across venues, Singletary leads lineup. Genres span jazz, country, bluegrass, classical and rock across January–March. Tickets vary by venue; student discounts ...

This is FRESH AIR. Today, our jazz historian, Kevin Whitehead, looks back at seven jazz notables who died this year. He earlier paid tribute to band leader Jack DeJohnette and to my late husband, the ...

Mark Feld was born in London in 1947, and adopted the stage name Marc Bolan as a teenager. Like many British rock stars of his generation, Bolan flirted with different sounds as he adapted to the ...

Critic Kevin Whitehead reflects on the jazz notables who died this year, including Sheila Jordan, Andy Bey, Ray Drummond, Bunky Green, Chuck Mangione, Eddie Palmieri and Jim McNeely. This is FRESH AIR ...

When Stephen Wilson Jr. performed a dark acoustic version of "Stand By Me" on the Country Music Association Awards in November, a large swath of the genre's fans finally heard him for the first time.