Widely considered one of the greatest songwriters of his generation, Townes Van Zandt has been hailed by such singers as Steve Earle, Emmylou Harris and Willie Nelson.
2016 release from the country icon. Willie Nelson's album of pop standards, penned by America's legendary songwriting duo George and Ira Gershwin, follows the selection of Willie as the 2015 recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular
A comprehensive career retrospective of country and pop legend, the great Patsy Cline. It's unspeakably tragic that the span between Patsy's first hit and her death was six years.
Here are songs that serve as a working definition of country music, and as an admonition to artists who try to get too wordy or try to lose themselves in minor keys. Essential!
