Just about every baby boomer with a love for country today still remembers these tender ballads from the year 1979.

Rock bands have dished out plenty of ballads that have had people in the audience on their feet, lighters in the air, over the years. But what about country music? There are quite a few beautiful ...

In 1980, an unforgettable country heartbreak ballad dominated the airwaves, resulting in a No. 1 hit for singer George Jones. "He Stopped Loving Her Today" hit the top spot on Billboard's Country ...

The world was almost deprived of Patsy Cline's signature song, "Crazy." The 1961 track, which is now regarded as one of the top-rated country songs of all time, almost didn't even make it to the ...

Country Music Hall of Fame member Ray Stevens has released the first of four new albums. Out now via Curb Records, Great Country Ballads features twelve timeless hit songs that left a mark on Stevens, ...

Tammy Wynette brought a female perspective to country music during the ’60s and ’70s, and released an emotional ballad about her divorce that went to the top of the charts. The singer had a series of ...

Over their years as a band, Grandaddy have created albums that deftly navigate between upbeat synth-rock songs and slow, devastatingly sad ballads. With Blu Wav, their first album in seven years, ...

Country music rose from deep and intertwined roots – from fiddle tunes and hymns and from work songs and ballads; from smoky saloons and secluded Appalachian hollows; from barrios along the southern ...