Ray Price

The 2011 lineup for Florida's annual Strawberry Festival has been announced, featuring an eclectic who's-who list of country legends and rising stars. Lady Antebellum, George Jones, Trace Adkins, Jamey Johnson, Kenny Rogers, John Conlee, Clint Black, Charley Pride, the Judds, Chris Young, Tanya Tucker, Billy Ray Cyrus, Jennette McCurdy and Easton Corbin are just a few of the country singers who w

Monty Powell is quickly becoming one of the most successful -- and celebrated -- songwriters in Music City. The prolific tunesmith took home three trophies at the SESAC Awards on November 8, for each of his No. 1 hits in the past year with Keith Urban: 'Sweet Thing,' 'Kiss a Girl' and 'Til Summer Comes Around...

Merle Haggard is a man in a hurry. Even though he built a legendary career from almost unimaginably harsh beginnings -- living in a boxcar at age nine after his father died and an early life of crime that ultimately found him facing decades in prison -- he still has plenty he wants to do before his time is up...

Merle Haggard fans will have a special treat on September 16, thanks to a few of The Hag's famous friends. Mel Tillis and Ray Price have decided to pitch in and play a concert September 16 in Cape Girardeau, Mo., after Merle had to cancel due to an unexpected respiratory ailment...

Time to mark your calendar for the 2011 Stagecoach Festival featuring country, bluegrass, folk, roots rock and alt-country. Organizers confirm that the festival will be April 30 and Sunday, May 1, 2011 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, Calif...

Ray Price is still going strong at 84 years young. He's singing his beloved hits, including 'Heartaches by the Number' and 'For the Good Times,' at concerts across the country. It's just taking him a bit longer to get from city to city. "I know there's an end to my career somewhere...

Willie Nelson's annual Independence Day celebration, dubbed the 'Backyard Summer Picnic,' is only days away, and we now know who's hitting the stage with the legendary entertainer. Willie's star-packed show, held at Austin's Backyard at Bee Cave, will include performances by Jack Ingram, Jamey Johnson, Kris Kristofferson, the Randy Rogers Band, Asleep at the Wheel, Leon Russell, Ray Price, plus a

Steve Wariner grew up with today's country music industry. He came to town as a teenager to work with Dottie West, then went on the road with Bob Luman before going on to work with and be produced by one of his heroes, Chet Atkins. Steve watched Nashville's music industry change from the old guard to the new while he was establishing his own career as a singer, songwriter and musician...

Kris Kristofferson says he had to leave the room the first time he heard a recording of his song 'Sunday Morning Coming Down.' Not Johnny Cash's version, but actually Ray Stevens' -- who was the first person to record Kris' mournful story of a man pulling on his "cleanest dirty shirt" and heading out to greet Sunday and a few memories and regrets along the way...

Ray Price has stopped cancer in its tracks. The country legend is resting at his home in Texas, recuperating from surgery to remove polyps from his colon. Price had the surgery last week, after a colonoscopy revealed numerous polyps in the pre-cancerous stage...