Leo Fender, inventor of the Telecaster guitar, died on March 21, 1991, in Fullerton, California. He was 81 years old.

In a conversation with pianist Lara Downes, the New Yorker staff writer says music in America will keep evolving as long as ...

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Stacker compiled a list of noteworthy milestones from each year of country music history, using a variety of news articles, ...

Stacker compiled a list of noteworthy milestones from each year of country music history, using a variety of news articles, historical resources, and more.

Country music in the 1950s enjoyed widespread appeal and featured diverse styles from honky-tonk to the pristine Nashville sound. With the rise of rockabilly and early rock and roll, both influenced ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Where does country music go from here? It’s a question many people should be asking — whether as a fan of the genre or a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The list of iconic country music acts that could take the stage for the final time in 2026 just added another name. Trace Adkins ...

Musician behind Vietnam war protest hit I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die Rag dead from Parkinson’s complications, his wife confirms “Country Joe” McDonald, a hippy rock star of the 1960s whose protest ...

Courtesy of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum (Jerry Kennedy), Matt Winkelmeyer, Michael Montfort/Michael Ochs Archive, Getty Images In 2026 so far, the country music world has mourned some ...

“Country Joe” McDonald, who fronted the band Country Joe and the Fish and became an emblem of the 1960s antiwar counterculture through a prominent appearance at the Woodstock festival, died Saturday ...