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Country Music’s Best Guitarists [PICTURES]
While rock legends such as Jimi Hendrix and Slash typically dominate the "best guitarist ever" conversations, country music is no slouch when it comes to producing legendary shredders.
Terrible Movies Starring Country Artists
There are many things that country artists are good at -- but these movies are not among them.
13 Country Artists Who Don’t ‘Shut Up and Sing’
Not every celebrity chooses to keep politics and their public life separate.
Story Behind the Song: Jesse James Decker, ‘Lights Down Low’
Alyssa Bonagura tells The Boot about writing Jessie James Decker's song "Lights Down Low."
Story Behind the Song: Steven Tyler, ‘I Make My Own Sunshine’
Songwriter Alyssa Bonagura tells The Boot about writing Steven Tyler's "I Make My Own Sunshine."
6 Artists Who Should Be in the Country Music Hall of Fame
Can you believe they're not in yet?!
Eddie Montgomery Collapses During Show
Eddie Montgomery is going to be okay. After collapsing on stage during a show at Cornstock Concert on the Hill, the Montgomery Gentry singer and his bandmate now say that Montgomery was just dehydrated.
Top 10 Country Songs About Fall
Happy fall, y'all!
Interview: Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt Reflect on ‘Trio’ Projects
Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt speak with The Boot and other reporters about their 'Trio' albums and the new 'The Complete Trio Collection'.
New Jason Aldean Album to Feature Surprising Guest
Jason Aldean's upcoming album, They Don't Know, is set to drop on Sept. 9, and he'll be joined on one of the album's tracks by an unexpected guest ... Kelsea Ballerini.