Tammy Wynette

When Brad Paisley performed a song he had recently written, 'This Is Country,' on the CMA Awards last Wednesday, he didn't know it would be his upcoming single to follow 'Anything Like Me.' The latter tune is in the Top 5 on the Billboard country singles chart this week...

Reba McEntire climbs into the Top 10 on the country chart this week with her latest single, 'Turn on the Radio.' It's the reigning Queen of Country's 59th trip into the Top 10 since 1980, when she scored a No. 8 hit with '(You Lift Me) Up to Heaven...

When Gretchen Wilson blazed her way to the top of the charts in May 2004 with her debut single, 'Redneck Woman,' she was hailed as an artist leading country music back to its roots at a time when the genre had been gravitating more toward pop...

Tammy Wynette, whose legendary career earned her the unofficial title of First Lady of Country Music, helped pave the way for dozens of contemporary female country artists, Faith Hill included. Growing up dreaming of being a country singer, Faith fondly recalls trying to sing many of Tammy's hits, including 'Stand By Your Man,' before she was even old enough to understand the lyrics...

George Richey, the widower of Country Music Hall of Fame member Tammy Wynette, has died. The songwriter, producer, music publisher and manager passed away on July 31, according to Nashville's Tennessean newspaper, after a lengthy battle with with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum has announced it will pay tribute to the great Tammy Wynette with an exhibit titled Tammy Wynette: First Lady of Country Music. Presented by Great American Country (GAC) the exhibit will open in the Museum's East Gallery on August 20, 2010, and run through June 2011...

Tammy Wynette, whose 'Stand By Your Man' is considered one of the greatest country songs of all time, is regarded as one of the genre's most revered, influential artists. And a new book, 'Tammy Wynette: Tragic Country Queen,' by author Jimmy McDonough, takes on the unenviable task of trying to sort out Tammy's turbulent personal life -- five husbands including, of course, George Jones -- her many

On Christmas Day, George Jones opened his door to a Santa Claus named Ronnie McDowell, who came bearing a very special gift. George's wife Nancy commissioned Ronnie, who is an accomplished painter as well as singer, to paint a photo depicting her husband's famous escapade taking off on a lawnmower in search of liquor...

"We're going to have a good time!" George Jones exclaimed as he took the stage at the Riverwind Casino in Norman, Okla. earlier this month. And what a good time it was. After rolling through classic songs 'Why Baby Why' and 'Once You've Had The Best,' the country legend asked the crowd if they've noticed a new trend on the "new" country radio stations...

Tammy Wynette, Mark D. Sanders and Kye Fleming are the latest writers to be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Tammy penned many of her own hits, including 'The Ways To Love a Man,' 'Till I Can Make It On My Own' and 'Stand By Your Man,' which became one of the most successful singles by a woman in country music history...