Forty-two years ago today, the singer/songwriter who is believed to have coined the term "honky tonk" was born in Texas.

He was best known for his long-running collaboration with Alan Jackson and their signature hit, “Chattahoochee.” ...

Forever defined by the ethos of “Coal Miner’s Daughter” — the No. 1 country hit of 1970 that lent its title to her bestselling autobiography and the 1980 film that gave Sissy Spacek an Oscar — Loretta ...

There’s country music, and then there’s having your album listening party at the flagship outpost of National Roper’s Supply. The smell of leather, emanating from rows of saddles and other horse tack, ...

Hank Williams has written plenty of tunes covered by jazz artists over the years. Hank Williams was a great singer-songwriter who forged his own brand of honky-tonk music from a variety of influences: ...

Finally performing the song they wrote over 20 years ago. In many ways, Jamey Johnson is a bit of an enigma, being one of ...

“Honky Tonk Angels,” a musical featuring three women from diverse backgrounds who meet serendipitously and form a country music group, runs through May 21 at Meadow Brook Theatre in Rochester Hills.

Jim McBride, a former postal worker from Alabama whose ability to write catchy country songs inflected with honky-tonk flair resulted in a long string of hits for artists such as Alan Jackson, Waylon ...