This melancholic waltz - one of the earliest examples of Bluegrass music - has become a classic since it was penned by Bill Monroe in 1945. The official state song of Kentucky, it was the first single ...

In this 250th anniversary year of the United States, pianist Lara Downes is traveling the country collecting conversations with scholars, searching for our history through songs. Her first stop is a ...

Released in October 2011, “Home” became the stirring second single—and title track—from Dierks Bentley’s 2012 album. The patriotic song was deeply influenced by a tragic January 2011 shooting in ...

As a young state legislator, Nigh orchestrated a dramatic presentation featuring a Broadway star and a college choir to persuade the legislature to replace the existing state song. Nigh used the story ...