Tammy Wynette was considered “the voice” long before those words became the name of a current hit reality show. The singer could impressively sound fragile one moment, then let it rip the next, all ...

After creating nine studio albums together and delivering countless glimmering singles to country music's 70s and 80s golden era, Tammy Wynette and George Jones have long been regarded as one of the ...

Ninety-five years ago today, the songwriter behind some of the most important country songs of the 20th century was born.

Born and raised in Alabama, Putman didn’t start seriously writing songs until 1960, after spending four years in the United States Navy. According to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, “I Think I ...

I must admit that as much as I love the classic recordings of country music king and queen George Jones and Tammy Wynette — a whole damn lot — my first thought on learning that they would be the ...

“Stand By Your Man” was the most popular — and debated — song by Tammy Wynette. In “George & Tammy,” the six-part Showtime drama about her short but complicated marriage to fellow country music star ...

Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain bring to life a pair of country music legends (and sing their songs) in a Showtime mini-series. By Mike Hale In the Showtime mini-series “George & Tammy,” Michael ...

Above all else, Showtime‘s “George & Tammy” limited series was charged with getting two things right: the relationship, and the records. Cut any creative corners on either the music or the portrayal ...

Wynette's "Stand by Your Man" was attacked as regressive, but the series has a low-key feminist slant; just how "girl singers" in Nashville are allowed to behave, as opposed to the roistering menfolk, ...