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As naturally as baseball and apple pie, so does football go with country music. Over the years, the game and the players have inspired both the lyrics of country songs and the imaginations of country artists. At the same time, the music speaks to many players of the game in the same way it does to other fans...

Pat Green, Clay Walker and the Eli Young Band will honor their home state January 18 when they perform at the Evening Inaugural Celebration, along with special guest Bonnie Bishop. The swearing-in ceremony for Gov. Rick Perry and Lt. Gov...

As one of the honored recipients of the 2010 Kennedy Center Honors on Dec. 5, 2010, Merle Haggard found himself mingling with heads of state, legendary singers, composers and TV and film celebrities. It was a three-day gala for the Hag, beginning with a State Department Dinner, hosted by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, a meeting with President Obama and the First Lady in the White House

Juice Newton may have been singing Christmas carols at the Carols by Candlelight in Escondido, Calif. earlier this month, but her new album presents fans with a more unique offering. 'Duets: Friends & Memories,' pairs Juice for the first time ever with a diverse group of musical partners, including Willie Nelson, Gary Morris, Frankie Valli, Randy Meisner, Glen Campbell, Melissa Manchester and

Lee Brice had tons of family Christmas traditions growing up in Sumter, S.C., many of them he carried into adulthood. To name a few, he and his family always watched 'Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer,' around the holidays, and were permitted to open one present on Christmas Eve...

If you or someone you know is not in the holiday spirit because of a recent divorce or break-up, there is a song, or several, geared just for you. 'Merry Ex-Mas: Holiday Songs for the Divorced and Soon-to-Be' includes eight parodies of Christmas classics, such as 'Frosty, My Ex-Wife,' 'Santa Claus Is Foolin' Around,' 'The Twelve Days of Christmas (My True Love Took From Me)' and 'Hark, the Hell Ha

Willie Nelson is already the proud recipient of seven Grammy awards, and now one of his songs that earned him a Grammy more than 30 years ago is being inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. The country icon's self-penned classic, 'On the Road Again,' is one of the 30 hits that will be honored early next year...

If you aren't familiar with Christian Kane's name, you've undoubtedly seen his face on TV or the silver screen. Christian has spent more than a decade making a name for himself in Hollywood, starring in such films as 'Secondhand Lions,' 'Friday Night Lights,' 'Life or Something Like It' (opposite Angelina Jolie) and 'Just Married', in addition to roles on the small screen in 'Angel' and his curren

Legendary singer-songwriter Bill Anderson, affectionately called Whispering Bill because of his soft vocal style, will release his first-ever CD boxed set in 2011. According to Music Row, the five-disc compilation on Bear Family Records will cover his legendary recording career from 1958 through 1966, as well as demos of songs he wrote which ended up as hits for other artists...

After Willie Nelson's arrest last week (Nov. 26) for marijuana possession, the country star managed to steer clear of felony charges and walked away with a misdemeanor. The southern superstar was originally suspected of carrying six ounces of the narcotic, which was found on his tour bus while traveling from California to Texas...