Above all else, country music is most often touted for its most essential part: being simple, and comprised of, as they say, “three chords and the truth.” And that is often the case. But in certain ...

A good song is the sum of its parts, but that doesn’t necessarily mean a song’s quality comes down to how much instrumentation is packed into it. These four famous songs in country and rock prove that ...

When talking about music composition, Lou Reed once said, “One chord is fine. Two chords is pushing it. Three chords and you’re into jazz.” Maybe that quote is apocryphal, but it’s amusing, ...