On this day (February 9) in 1914, Ernest Tubb was born in Crisp, Texas. Early in his career, he tried to follow in the footsteps of his country music hero. However, he found no success doing so. Then, ...

Jimmie Rodgers was one of the artists who helped popularize country music in the late 1920s. His blend of folk and blues inspired generations of artists. In fact, one could trace the influences of ...

Country music has been through many different forms over the decades, from the folk-rock anthems of the '70s to the ...

Musicians and songwriters paint a picture of the world with their sounds, telling stories of joy and heartbreak and of beauty or sorrow. Country music is especially famous for sometimes combining all ...

The Lower Broadway building previously housing the legendary Ernest Tubb Record Shops retail business is slated to be reinvented with a bar and live music venue. The owners of the three-story ...

The Ernest Tubb Record Shop, a long-running store on Nashville’s Broadway thoroughfare, announced that it’s closing soon. In a statement posted on Facebook, the store’s owners said that “changes in ...