Will Hoge

A photo gallery of country stars' yearbook pictures.

From unlikely churches to lifesaving masquerades, this week's country videos are rich with emotion, wit and sentiment.

The Boot rounds up a list of 50 country, Americana, alt-country, bluegrass and folk songs that everyone should hear at least once in their lifetime.

Will Hoge calls for gun control laws and gives the NRA a piece of his mind in "Thoughts and Prayers."

Will Hoge premieres his song "17" with The Boot.

A readers' poll to determine the most-anticipated new country album of August 2017.

Everyone has those songs that they jam out to with their windows down and their sunglasses on. They might be about boating or beaches, or they could be about heartbreak, summer romance or revenge -- but no matter what, every good summer song needs to be something that you can groove to, a tune that makes you break out in song (and maybe even dance) from the very first note.

Will Hoge is a Southern man through and through, but he believes that he can show pride in his heritage without the use of the Confederate flag. The singer-songwriter recently penned a new song, "Still a Southern Man," as a way of showing his own journey from waving the flag to walking away from it.

Much like his other projects, Will Hoge penned all of the songs on his newest album, Small Town Dreams -- but not because he doesn't value the talents of other songwriters. Rather, he says that it's the only way he knows how to make music.

On Friday (June 26), the Supreme Court ruled in favor of same-sex marriage in the United States -- and everyone, including numerous country artists, jumped on Twitter to voice their opinions, both pro- and anti-gay marriage.