1974 Feel-Good Country Favorite, Celebrating Life's Simple Pleasures, Became a No. 1 Crossover Hit

John Denver had a way of making life’s simplest moments feel special, and a No. 1 crossover hit, released in 1974, is a ...

David Allan Coe, Steve Goodman, and the singing mailman's 'perfect' country song

David Allan Coe's most famous song wasn't written by him in some jail house. Rather, it was written by Steven Goodman and ...
American Songwriter

2 of Willie Nelson’s Final Contributions to The Highwaymen

Throughout the Highwaymen's 10-year run, Nelson contributed original songs along with others he revisited from earlier in his career.
WLKY

David Allan Coe, writer of 'Take This Job and Shove It' and 'The Ride,' dies at 86

Outlaw country singer-songwriter David Allan Coe, who wrote the blue-collar anthem "Take This Job and Shove It'' and created ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1977, Glen Campbell Topped the Hot 100 for the Final Time With a Song He Immediately Knew Would Be a Hit

Forty-nine years ago today, Glen Campbell was at the top of the pop chart for the final time with an award-winning single.