The Grand Ole Opry showcases country music's past, present and future. So it's telling that after the Opry renovated and unveiled its new stage earlier this year, this was the first song we heard.

In 1972, there was nothing on the planet as unhip as country music. Trippy artists such as the Grateful Dead were “Truckin'” to banjos in California, but the music of the South, by the South and for ...

“Will the Circle Be Unbroken" is perhaps one of the best known hymns to emerge from the rich history of Appalachian folk music, brought to international renown by A.P. Carter of the Carter Family, the ...

Without The Carter Family, it's impossible to imagine the course of country music. As if spreading the Anglo/Appalachian folk tradition that had been developing since the colonial era weren't enough, ...

In 1972, young country-rockers the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band released "Will the Circle Be Unbroken," a triple-LP of collaborations with country, bluegrass and roots music luminaries like Maybelle Carter, ...

From family memorials to jam sessions to every show at the Grand Ole Opry, the familiar singalong helps people feel connected to those who have... The history of the American anthem 'Will the Circle ...

For the few who aren't aware, The Carter Family was not merely the progenitor for such venerated country music icons as Hank Williams (all three of them), George Jones and Johnny Cash. Rather, trio - ...