"Ninety-nine percent of the world's lovers are not with their first choice. That's what makes the jukebox play."
With origins in the hills of Appalachia and roots reaching from traditional folk to Celtic and Gospel music, Country music encompasses a myriad of diverse styles. You can count on a steady supply of cry-in-your-beer ballads, and a passionate voice (with a southern twang) that sings for the working class.
From the outlaw days of Willie Nelson to the cosmic explorations of Gram Parsons to the tight-jeans rock of Dwight Yoakam, Rhino invites you to pull on your boots for a trip to the Country.
Excerpts: Liner Notes From Willie Nelson's THE COMPLETE ATLANTIC SESSIONS
In the early ‘70s, those of us who were closet country fans began to see a style of country take hold with rock audiences. Suddenly we were reading...
Rhinocast #98: For The Love Of Country With Jamey Johnson
Lefsetz finds love for country music with a little help from Jamey Johnson.
Video - Dwight Yoakam - Turn It On, Turn It Up, Turn Me Loose
Can you turn the music loud enough to forget a former lover? Find out when you watch Dwight's video for this 1990 hit single.
Travis Tritt - Ten Feet Tall
What you see ain't always what you get in this tale of liquid courage by country crooner Travis Tritt.
About Gram Parsons
Though perhaps not as familiar, country-rock pioneer Gram Parsons probably did as much to shape modern American roots music as Hank Williams. And while his “Cosmic American Music”...
About Emmylou Harris
At first glance, Emmylou Harris seems the unlikeliest of honky-tonk angels. She cuts an almost ethereal presence—waif-thin with china-doll features and long locks faded to burnished silver,...
An Excerpt From Grievous Angel: An Intimate Biography Of Gram Parsons
Gram's parents saw their young son's interest in music early on; saw the way he responded to the radio, even as the baby fat still lurked in his cheeks. They gave him piano lessons with a neighbor...
The Process of Putting a Song Together
A short clip from a series of videos created for Songbird: Rare Tracks and Forgotten Gems.
Rhinocast #80: Bob Lefsetz goes Urban (as in Keith)
Bob Lefsetz rocks out with kiwi country star Keith Urban.
Video - Randy Travis - Forever and Ever (Amen)
"Forever And Ever (Amen)" was one of the five singles from the 1987 release, ALWAYS & FOREVER, and each of the singles went to #1 on the Billboard Hot Country charts.