and in 1965, he released his first number one record, Hitch Hikin’, on the country music charts. Damron songs would hit Number One on the CCMA charts five and three dozen other songs charted up ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.

Chesney, who has lit up the country music charts since 2000, said, "You don't dare dream of being in the Country Music Hall of Fame, alongside legends including George Jones, Willie Nelson ...

There are 155 members of the Country Music Hall of Fame and no fewer than 62 in waiting. These men, women and groups have Hall-worthy resumes and supporters. Tony Brown, June Carter Cash and ...

Joseph “Dick” Damron might not fly to the top of many American country music fans’ list of legends, but in Canada he was big-time. Google his name, and you’ll see “legend” and ...

Country music is not—and never was—one style of music. It has always been a mixture of many styles, springing from many roots and sprouting many new branches to create a complicated chorus of ...

That was the topic of a Secret History of Country Music video that Taste of Country shared in 2021. The real short ... singers maintain dominance on the charts. She went as far as to sell ...