Sweet memories: A tribute for songwriters who called the Flora-Bama home

As the annual Frank Brown International Songwriters Festival celebrated an artistic community, a small gathering focused on ...
American Songwriter

4 Country Songs From the 60s That Will Take You Straight Back to Your Childhood in the South

Need some country songs from the 60s to transport you back to the early days of the genre? These four gems will do it.

Remember When Hank Williams Jr. ‘Settled Down’ at No. 1?

Hank Williams, Jr. scored one of his most career-defining hits with “All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down),” which topped ...
Whiskey Riff

Zach Top, The Red Clay Strays, Morgan Wallen, Koe Wetzel & More Headline BMI’s Top 50 Most-Performed Songs Of The Year

Talk about a mixed bag of songs. Last night, November 18th, the 73rd annual Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) Country Awards took place in Nashville. On a star-studded night that featured well-over a hundred ...

A Colonel Tom Parker Playlist: 10 Songs Tracing the Story of Elvis Presley’s Manager

Peter Guralnick's new book 'The Colonel and the King' focuses on Colonel Tom Parker, and he's picked out 10 songs that tell his incredible story.