The first single from “For The Record,” the tune had a somewhat funky feel for the singer, who turned the sass on in what was one of the year’s sexiest country recordings.

On Sept. 12, 2003, country music lost the Man in Black. Johnny Cash died at age 71 of complications of diabetes, and he left ...

Earlier this year, a book by Mississippi State history professor Joseph M. Thompson shed new light on country music’s complex place in American culture. “Cold War Country: How Nashville’s ...