It is sad we are losing all of our best country singers,” another commented. Cornelius is perhaps best remembered for her duets with Jim Ed Brown in the 1970s and ‘80s, including their chart topping ...

It seemed to many like John Denver just came out of nowhere in the early 1970s. Though, the “Take Me Home, Country Roads” hitmaker had been writing and performing music for some time before ...

He’s a country legend who rose to fame in the 1970s and a one-hit wonder. He found his sole No. 1 single in 1974 with the Shel Silverstein and Baxter Taylor co-write “Marie Laveau.” ...

"We had many wonderful laughs together, cried over certain things together and she will be missed," the musician's friend ...

Bonnie Owens, a country music singer-songwriter from 1949 to 1981, also will be remembered as the wife of Buck Owens and then Merle Haggard, helping to build their careers. In 1965 she was the ...

Country-music star Johnny Rodriguez, a popular Mexican-American singer best known for chart-topping hits in the 1970s, including “I Just Can’t Get Her Out of My Mind,” “Ridin’ My Thumb ...

“A true legend with a voice to match,” wrote one fan. “I Loved [sic .] her singing. It is sad we are losing all of our best country singers,” another commented.

Mexican American singer Johnny Rodriguez, whose 1970s country hits topped charts, dies at 73 Johnny Rodriguez poses for a photo in Nashville, Tenn., July 3, 1996.