Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1967, folk-country singer Bobbie Gentry became famous for her song “Ode to Billie Joe.” The unlikely hit about a young man’s ...

Glen Campbell released “Try A Little Kindness” in 1969, the title track of his 13th studio album, out one year later. The song, written by Curt Sapaugh and Bobby Austin, has a message that is timeless ...

Country music has a way of taking you from wherever you are and putting you in a brand new place. Maybe it transports you to a family living room you miss. Or maybe it reminds you of a place you ...

With its roots in the '60s and the honky-tonk style forged by Hank Williams, outlaw country music began to snowball in the early '70s as more and more artists bristled against the genre's ...

In 1967, folk-country singer Bobbie Gentry became famous for her song “Ode to Billie Joe.” The unlikely hit about a young man’s tragic jump off the Tallahatchie Bridge in Mississippi went to No. 1 on ...