American Songwriter

Born on This Day in 1887, the Legendary Fiddle Player Who Recorded the First-Ever Country Songs, Years Before the Bristol Sessions

One hundred thirty-eight years ago today, the legendary fiddler who made the first country recordings was born in Arkansas.
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Music born from the civil rights movement

The American civil rights movement had a massive impact on the musicians of the era. Originally reported by NPR, check out ...
Opinion

Slavery’s brutal reality shocked Northerners before the Civil War − and is being whitewashed today by the White House

“Until the pictures of the slave’s sufferings were drawn up and held up to public gaze, no Northerner had any idea of the cruelty of the system,” abolitionist Angelina Grimké wrote in her famous “ ...

'It’s Not A Song, It’s Someone’s Heartbeat': The Elvis Presley Track That Made Him Immortal

A soft tune once calmed the king of rock & roll, uncovering a warmth no one saw coming. In its lingering notes, audience discovered a feeling that stayed long after the music ended ...

AI has delivered a chart hit — but what do we miss?

Breaking Rust’s conquest of country sales doesn’t alter the fact that recycling material makes these songs generic ...
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Seven Civil War stories your teacher never told you

Perhaps your history teachers failed to alert you to these Civil War facts: Jefferson Davis nearly got mugged by an angry female mob; Abraham Lincoln loved the Confederate anthem "Dixie," and Paul ...