Sarah Kurchak

Scott Legato, Getty Images When organizers decided to name their annual country music and camping extravaganza Boots and Hearts, they likely had no idea just how much of both of those things it would take just to survive this past weekend's inaugural edition of the festival, headlined by Carrie Underwood, Tim McGraw and Kid Rock.

Country sweetheart and converted hockey fan Carrie Underwood thought she understood the passion of the sport's most avid followers, but nothing could have prepared her for the backlash she faced when her husband, NHL player Mike Fisher, was traded to the Nashville Predators in February of 2011...

In addition to her powerful pipes and "Good Girl" demeanor, Carrie Underwood is known for her flirty dresses and sexy hotpants, but there was a time back in the '90s when the "American Idol"-winning singer was far more likely to be found in grunge rock-approved attire...

Most people know Kevin Costner as an Oscar-winning actor, director and the star of blockbusters like Dances With Wolves. But the fact is he has been slinging a guitar for as long as he's been gracing the silver screen -- and music, in many ways, has had a huge impact on his career...

They're country music veterans now but Rascal Flatts can still recall the panic that set in the first time they heard one of their songs on the radio. "We were all together," bassist Jay DeMarcus tells The Boot. "Our first single was 'Praying for Daylight' and we were actually coming back from a radio tour...