The 1990s just might be the definitive era of sad country music. Legends like Garth Brooks, George Strait and Alan Jackson were at the top of their game during that decade, and young bucks — like an ...

Vince Gill is synonymous with ’90s country. The Oklahoma native scored his first No. 1 hit in 1992 with “I Still Believe In You.” From there, he would go on to solidify his place in country music lore ...

To a lot of country fans, the early 1990s was the golden age of the format. Garth Brooks, Brooks & Dunn, Mark Chesnutt, Vince Gill, Reba McEntire and George Strait were among the talents who cut ...

For nearly two decades, Texas-native Wade Bowen has charted his own course in country music. The singer/songwriter built a strong following at home, charting dozens of radio hits on Texas radio, while ...

Many country fans who were alive in the ‘90s will tell you that was the last time you could turn on the radio and hear a country song. To an extent, they’re right. It was a great decade for the genre.

This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. In 1996, Jo Dee Messina’s debut single, “Heads Carolina, Tails California,” ...

Country and rock proved a potent blend throughout the '70s, fueling a slew of albums by artists who ran the gamut from arena-filling stars like the Eagles to critical darlings like Gram Parsons. That ...

High school football season is upon us, and you need a playlist. How about throwing it back to '90s country in 2025? There is something about a Friday night under the big lights, hanging with friends ...

One key change evident at the 2019 edition of the Stagecoach country music festival in Indio is the continuum ripple effect of last year’s disappearance of the Mustang Stage, which since the beginning ...

There's no question that alt-country existed long before the 1990s: Consider Neil Young's masterpiece Harvest, released in 1972, or the Mekons' Fear and Whiskey, Green on Red's Gas Food Lodging and ...

Our friend Eric Raines of KOKE FM joined Steph and Rosie to participate in a 90s country music trivia game. We love 90s country music on Studio 512 so we would love for you to join in on the fun and ...

If there's a popular throwback country song Blake Shelton and his band don't know, following his Wednesday night performance at Ole Red, it isn't apparent. Shelton christened his new upscale honkytonk ...