Diego Pineda has been a devout storyteller his whole life. He has self-published a fantasy novel and a book of short stories, and is actively working on publishing his second novel. A lifelong fan of ...

Bob Seger has written and performed some of the most iconic songs in classic-rock history. But one of the songs most identified with him was actually the product of other writers. Once Seger gave it ...

Exploring the old-time scene in the New River Valley is a great introduction to our region’s history. Old-time songs like Cumberland Gap and Wise County Jail are rooted in the local landscape. Others ...

Though he is the one everyone remembers, Stephen Collins Foster was not the only U.S. songwriter of the 19th Century. This week a lesser, yet gifted writer of old-time songs, dead for 75 years, was ...

Sixty-two years ago today, the world bid farewell to a songwriter and former Grand Ole Opry star who shaped country music with his brother.

Mark Bilyeu and Cindy Woolf, a veteran musical duo from the Ozarks known collectively as The Creek Rocks, returned to Washington, D.C., this week to perform old-time songs at the Library of Congress.

Old songs now represent 70 percent of the U.S. music market, according to the latest numbers from MRC Data, a music-analytics firm. Those who make a living from new music—especially that endangered ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Riley Baugus, a Walkertown native, grew up listening to blues and classic country musicians. At the age of 10, he started playing ...

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