Jewel Faye Smith was born in August 1943 and was singing professionally by age 12. She married three years later. She moved to Nashville, Tennessee, in 1967 and, through the help of Johnny Cash, was ...

These three country classics are from the 1970s, but they will always make us cry, even after all of thee years.

One of the first artists signed by Creed Taylor for CTI's subsidiary Kudu label, Hank Crawford suffered violent criticism during the period (1971-1978) he recorded for the label, being accused of ...

Ashley McBryde paid tribute to Kris Kristofferson with a tender rendition of “Help Me Make It Through the Night” in what was one of the highlights of Wednesday’s (November 20) CMA Awards. “Help Me ...

Last year at the CMA Awards, Ashley McBryde paid tribute to the late, great Kris Kristofferson, who passed away at the age of 88 years old at his home in Maui, Hawaii in September of 2024, with a ...

Kris Kristofferson, who died Saturday at age 88 in Maui, Hawaii, had not one but two successful careers: the first as a country-music songwriter and the second as a movie actor. But he probably wouldn ...

Ashley McBryde fought off nerves to pay tribute to Kris Kristofferson at the 2024 CMA Awards. The singer's acoustic performance was not teased and barely announced. She stood alone and sang "Help Me ...