Music

From Winchester, Virginia, to worldwide acclaim: A look back at the velvet-voiced country music pioneer, fifty-five years after her death

The Nashville-based singer-songwriter discusses her forthcoming children’s album and offers a first listen of the song “Dream Catcher”

There’s even more to the story behind the greatest love song of all time

The Nashville-based hit songwriter talks small-town beginnings, battles with self-doubt, and the long road to her new album Starfire

On February 9, the singer-songwriter salutes fans by opening up his catalog

A well-loved tribute to one of the Man in Black’s early classics

A trio of music’s brightest—Sarah Jarosz, Sara Watkins, and Aoife O’Donovan—find perfect harmony together

Five of the Recording Academy’s most egregious Southern snubs

Shelby Lynne, Allison Moorer, Warren Haynes, and others come together for a new album paying tribute to Elmore James

Songwriter and frontman M.C. Taylor on the power of positive thinking, the pull of North Carolina, and his latest album, Hallelujah Anyhow

Eight Dolly Parton performances to bring a smile to your face (and maybe even tempt you to put a teasing comb through your hair)

A new album of previously unreleased tracks finally gives the Swampers their due

Let the Texas-born music legend get your soundtrack started with his ideal lineup

Fifty years ago, the Man in Black stepped through the gates of Folsom Prison—and changed country music forever

From educational programs to New Orleans’ newest Mardi Gras krewe, the Crescent City’s Iconic Jazz Ensemble is reaching a new generation of musicians

The story behind one of the greatest Southern songs ever recorded. Plus, a reissue and a tribute concert honoring its legendary singer, Otis Redding

“I wanted to be somebody,” said Rick Hall, the man behind Alabama’s FAME studios. He was, and music lovers are better for it

Tennessee’s Bluegrass Underground finds a new home

These selections, consisting of sounds familiar and new, rose to the top in a bountiful year of Southern music

Nina Simone and Sister Rosetta Tharpe will be inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame in 2018