In 1981, Barbara Mandrell reigned as country music’s queen and further solidified her stardom with a song inspired by the sounds that shaped her as a young girl. According to American Songwriter, ...

When Miranda Lambert played an unplugged show at Nashville’s City Winery last month, she was joined by nearly a dozen of her musical friends, including Maren Morris, Ashley Monroe, songwriters Nicolle ...

Kelsea Ballerini celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Grand Ole Opry with a moving cover of Barbara Mandrell‘s 1981 tune “I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool.” Ballerini took the Nashville venue ...

For whatever reason, nostalgia for Barbara Mandrell's music seems minimal in comparison to the fame she earned as a recording artist and variety television show host. Nowadays, the common narrative on ...

“Love In The First Degree” is on Alabama’s Feels So Right record, their second on RCA Nashville. Written by Tim DuBois and Jim Hurt, the song became the band’s fifth consecutive No. 1 single. “Love In ...

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