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"I truly believe that there's not a lot of bad people in the world. There's just a lot of people that make poor decisions sometimes, or decisions that we don't understand ..."

"Battle scars are part of what makes [you] so precious," Bowen says. "I think that's part of my mission with music, too, to reassure people they're not alone."

Considering Wynette simply as a one-dimensional conduit for drama and heartache does a disservice to the nuanced contours of her work.

The prolific songwriter shares personal thoughts on every single record he's ever released.

"I hope it's not my last, but I went into making this album with the mentality that this might be the last ..."

On June 8, 1974, Parton's "I Will Always Love You" started its first and only week at No. 1 on the charts.

The Man in Black's prison concerts would change his career forever.

Earle chats about his latest record, 'The Saint of Lost Causes', and what it means for him to get compared to his dad, Steve Earle.

"We have chosen to move back to Nashville for that reason, so that we can be closer to the music, and to the heart of what made this man one of the greatest of all time," explains Travis' wife Mary.

"I can't imagine in a million years having something in front of you that you've dreamed of your whole life, and going, 'No, I don't think so ...'"