Ernest Stoneman was born on this day in 1893, and his early works paved the way for country musicians who followed in his footsteps.

On this day (December 19) in 1920, Little Jimmy Dickens was born in Bolt, West Virginia. He was a longtime member of the Grand Ole Opry and has been hailed as one of country music’s greatest ...

Country music’s origin story has been heavily influenced by a romanticized notion of authenticity. Today, celebrations of the genre’s origins tend to focus on one event: recording sessions in late ...

Today’s country music genre had its beginnings in the 1920s with the popularization of two types of music: rural white bluegrass or “hillbilly” music and “western” or “cowboy” music. The two styles ...