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CONG NGUYEN VAN TU The Tour Bus: The Rolling Home of Country Music
## The Highway LifestyleUnlike many pop stars who fly from major city to major city, country music artists built the…
The Grand Ole Opry: The Final Night at the Mother Church
## The Mother Church of Country MusicFor over three decades, the Ryman Auditorium in downtown Nashville was the undisputed home…
Chris Stapleton: A Heroic Stand for Mental Health
## The Reluctant SuperstarChris Stapleton spent over a decade as one of Nashville’s most successful behind-the-scenes songwriters, writing massive hits…
Blake Shelton: Facing the Trauma of an Early Tragedy
## A Childhood DestroyedLong before he became a massive television star on ‘The Voice’ and an arena headliner, Blake Shelton…
Rascal Flatts: The Agony of Words Left Unsaid
## A Powerhouse CrossoverIn the mid-2000s, Rascal Flatts was the biggest group in country music, renowned for Gary LeVox’s incredibly…
Lonestar: The Anthem of the Absentee Father
## The Pain of the RoadBeing a successful touring musician means spending relentless months away from home. Richie McDonald, the…
Diamond Rio: The Ultimate Wish for Just One More Day
## A Universal DesireWhen grieving the loss of a loved one, the deepest, most desperate wish is almost always the…
Alabama: The Nostalgic Anthem of the Southern Soul
## The Kings of the Country BandBefore Alabama exploded onto the scene in the late 1970s and 1980s, country music…
Randy Travis: Defining the Ultimate Country Love Song
## A Return to the RootsIn the mid-1980s, country music had become heavily infused with pop production, synthesizers, and crossover…
Reba McEntire: The Defiant Rise of a Southern Survivor
## A Controversial MasterpieceOriginally written and recorded by Bobbie Gentry in 1969, ‘Fancy’ tells the unapologetically dark and controversial story…