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Tennessee wouldnt be the state we know without the contributions of East Tennessee folks like Harry Burn, William Blount and Howard Baker.

Reports over time of country music's death at the hands of pop music have been greatly exaggerated.

Thirty years ago today, on May 4, 1991, Travis Tritt made his debut on the Grand Ole Opry. The singers appearance came shortly before the release of his sophomore album,  Its All About to Change, and only a few days before the release of his sixth single, "Heres a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)." After his first appearance on the Opry stage, Tritt found favor with country legend Roy Acuff, who helped pave Tritts path to becoming an official Grand Ole Opry member. “I don’t know why to t...

Sturgill Simpson brings the same bluegrass sensibilities of his two recent  Cuttin Grass albums to a new cover of John Prines classic song "Paradise." The early-career cut reflects on the devastating effects of coal mining in Paradise, Ky., in Prines familys home area of Muhlenberg County. Prine wrote "Paradise" -- originally from his debut album, 1971s  John Prine -- for his father. The song has been covered by numerous artists over the years: John Denver, the Everly Brothers, Lynn Anderson...

Top 10 Willie Nelson Songs Willie Nelson songs are some of the most beloved of all time. The iconic singer-songwriter and guitarist has recorded songs from across almost every genre over the course of his legendary career, touching on country, folk, jazz and standards. Nelsons catalog is so vast that its difficult to select just 10 songs to represent it. Hes not only one of country musics greatest songwriters, hes also one of the genres most inimitable vocal stylists and guitarists, making thi...

Sturgill Simpson brings the same bluegrass sensibilities of his two recent  Cuttin Grass albums to a new cover of John Prines classic song "Paradise." The early-career cut reflects on the devastating effects of coal mining in Paradise, Ky., in Prines familys home area of Muhlenberg County. Prine wrote "Paradise" -- originally from his debut album, 1971s  John Prine -- for his father. The song has been covered by numerous artists over the years: John Denver, the Everly Brothers, Lynn Anderson...

Top 10 Willie Nelson Songs Willie Nelson songs are some of the most beloved of all time. The iconic singer-songwriter and guitarist has recorded songs from across almost every genre over the course of his legendary career, touching on country, folk, jazz and standards. Nelsons catalog is so vast that its difficult to select just 10 songs to represent it. Hes not only one of country musics greatest songwriters, hes also one of the genres most inimitable vocal stylists and guitarists, making thi...

Roy Acuff Sun Jan 26 2003 at 21:47:26 C O U N T R Y   M U S I C   H A L L   O F   F A M E R     index | ⇐ last | next ⇒ In 1903, Roy Acuff (“The King of Country Music”) was born in Maynardsville, Tennessee. As a boy, he played in the church choir and played baseball, hoping to someday become a professional baseball player for the New York Yankees. Those dreams were dashed when he was left physically debilitated by a severe case of sunburn while on vacation, during t...

Wabash Cannonball Mon Apr 19 2021 at 3:28:50 "Wabash Cannonball" is a folk, country and rock n roll song that is almost 150 years old, if not older. It is the oldest song in the Rock n Roll Fall of Fames list of songs that shaped rock music. It was based on an early train song from the 1880s called "The Great Rock Island Route". The name Wabash Cannonball dates from 1904, and the oldest recordings of the song come from the 1920s. Just how old the song is, how many writes and rewrites it had, a...

Mon Apr 19 2021 at 3:28:50 "Wabash Cannonball" is a folk, country and rock n roll song that is almost 150 years old, if not older. It is the oldest song in the Rock n Roll Fall of Fames list of songs that shaped rock music. It was based on an early train song from the 1880s called "The Great Rock Island Route". The name Wabash Cannonball dates from 1904, and the oldest recordings of the song come from the 1920s. Just how old the song is, how many writes and rewrites it had, and what the song w...