Today we tend to call this type of music that blends these sorts of genres “Americana” or “roots music.” But that blending of genres is something that festival founder Willie Nelson — one of those ...

The Courant’s arts picks for Aug. 10-16 includes country artist Cody Jinks, comedians Jane Lynch and Kate Flannery and ...

The title track to the 16th studio album by Willie Nelson is his 1970s country music career at its finest. Shotgun Willie marked a change in Nelson’s style toward the long-haired, half-jazz-cat ...

Willie Nelson and his Outlaw Music Festival will have to wait a beat for their Sooner State debut. The country singer's long-running festival, which also features fellow music icon Bob Dylan, was ...

Legendary country and folk icons are making a stop in Texas as part of the Outlaw Music Festival tour. Here’s your guide to tickets, parking and more.

Frankly, all that needs to be said is this man’s name. Hailing from Oildale, California, Merle Haggard has been and always will be one of the most prolific musicians in country music. Between ...

A country music pioneer who racked up several chart-topping hits during the 1970s has died at the age of 73. Johnny Rodriguez died on Friday, May 9 “surround by family,” his daughter, Aubry ...

Johnny Rodriguez, who became the first Mexican American country music star with a string of hits, died on Friday. He was 73. His daughter, Aubry Rodriguez, announced his death on social media but ...