The Grand Ole Opry showcases country music's past, present and future. So it's telling that after the Opry renovated and unveiled its new stage earlier this year, this was the first song we heard.

Individual family stories and mythic American stories and songs help us define what a life looks like and how it should be ...

Prior to the official founding of bluegrass in 1940 with Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys, the genre was a melting pot of culture that drew influence from Celtic folk music, Southern life, and, ...

“Can the Circle Be Unbroken (By and By).” It’s an iconic track made famous by one of the greatest country acts of all time: the Carter Family. Since its original release, this song has been a calling ...

At a time when every movie is a remake and cover songs sometimes out-chart the originals, it's not unheard of for an artist to revisit the past. For John McEuen of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, there's ...

The members of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band were young men in the early 1970s, when they recorded the landmark album "Will the Circle Be Unbroken," helping to bridge the divide between rock and country ...