The song is on Anderson’s Bill Anderson Sings Country Heart Songs, and became his first single to land at the top of the charts. “Mama Sang A Song” spent a total of six non-consecutive weeks in the No ...

In 1962, the rhythm-and-blues singer and piano player Ray Charles attempted something new, unexpected, and potentially hazardous to his career. For his 17th album, Modern Sounds in Country and Western ...

Over the past century, the country music genre has become one of the most popular and recognizable within the American music industry. It first originated in the early 1900s, particularly among ...