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James Earl Carter Jr., the 39th president of the U.S. entered the White House during in the heyday of outlaw country and southern rock.

In an unforeseen rendezvous of legends, the inimitable Bob Dylan ambushed the atmosphere at this year’s Farm Aid, held at the pulsating Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville, Indiana, on a Saturday night that now glimmers as a golden note in music's ever-evolving tapestry.

Tracy Nelson is checking in from her Tennessee home after issuing her first album in 10 years, Life Don’t Miss Nobody. Released in June, the LP finds the

Photo Credit: Bill Kelly On Sunday, Sept. 17, Willie Nelson took his Outlaw Country Music Festival to Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, N.Y. The evening was

Little Feat announced special guests for upcoming 'The Albums Tour' visits to Nashville and New York City.

Even as he rolls on into what has been, even by Willie Nelson's standards, an extraordinarily busy 90th year, the Texas icon is reflecting on his roots.

Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros covered “Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain” with the help of harmonica player Mickey Raphael.

Photo Credit: Larson Sutton Last night, the Outlaw Music Festival, the flagship multi-band tour headlined by the legendary Willie Nelson, rolled into the

Release Day Picks this week highlight new albums by Oteil Burbridge, Willie Nelson, Woods, Bahamas, Stephen Marley, Joshua Redman, Explosions in the Sky, Jack Johnson and Stephen Wilson Jr.

Bahamas, the droll Canadian indie-rock artist, has released a country music album titled 'Bootcut' featuring Vince Gill.