How does one decide the Top 50 classic country artists of all time? Obviously, hit songs are essential, and a resume worthy of the Country Music Hall of Fame is key, while actual induction is better.

When people talk about their favorite country songs, they seemingly pick one from the 70s, 80s, 90s, and so on. Though what they innocently fail to acknowledge is the fact that none of those decades ...

Country music as we know it today goes back almost 100 years. While the history of the genre goes back much further, the commercialization of country music began with the Bristol Sessions—a set of ...