http://dir.salon.com/topics/country_music/?source=rss&aim=country_music en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST By Antonino D'Ambrosio Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/11/08/johnny_cash/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/11/08/johnny_cash/index.html?source=rss The untold story of Johnny Cash, protest singer and Native American activist, and his feud with the music industry By Paul Tullis Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/06/29/goat_song/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/06/29/goat_song/index.html?source=rss Ever fantasize about trading your day job for the countryside? Brad Kessler on how he got away -- and made cheese By Judy Berman Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/int/2008/09/02/petrusich/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2008/09/02/petrusich/index.html?source=rss The author of "It Still Moves" discusses her road trip through America's musical past and future -- and why we still yearn for the music of yore. By Curtis Sittenfeld Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/05/24/trisha_yearwood/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/05/24/trisha_yearwood/index.html?source=rss Trisha Yearwood is known for her gorgeous voice and her marriage to Garth Brooks. But, as she told Salon, she can also whip up some mean comfort food. By Cary Tennis Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/02/27/charlie/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/02/27/charlie/index.html?source=rss What happened? It's like I'm back in high school! Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/07/04/stanley_brothers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/07/04/stanley_brothers/index.html?source=rss Quintessential American music. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/26/new_music/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/26/new_music/index.html?source=rss Ryan Adams' "Easy Tiger" Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/20/jim_white/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/20/jim_white/index.html?source=rss A Zeppelin-esque riff anchors this simple but effective song. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/11/lynn/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/06/11/lynn/index.html?source=rss One country legend pays tribute to another. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/05/10/utah_carol/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/05/10/utah_carol/index.html?source=rss Slow, sultry country-noir. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/04/23/wagoner/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/04/23/wagoner/index.html?source=rss Country legend Porter Wagoner sings about life in a mental institution. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/02/26/charlie_louvin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/2007/02/26/charlie_louvin/index.html?source=rss Two legends of country music duet on a classic country weeper. By Leanne Potts Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2005/07/20/faith/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2005/07/20/faith/index.html?source=rss Faith Hill swaps Versace for blue jeans, as country stars drop crossover attempts that no longer play to their red-state base. By Kate Haulman Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2003/07/16/beer_horses/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2003/07/16/beer_horses/index.html?source=rss Gentle, gray-bearded Willie Nelson comes out as a post-9/11 vigilante with his and Toby Keith's creepy new hit "Beer for My Horses." By Eric Boehlert Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2003/03/11/worley/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2003/03/11/worley/index.html?source=rss Darryl Worley's hot new country single "Have You Forgotten?" plumbs a new low in post-9/11 pop, arguing that to avenge terror we must attack Iraq. By Andrew O'Hehir Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2002/11/13/earle/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2002/11/13/earle/index.html?source=rss The radical country rocker and composer of "John Walker's Blues" blasts the war on Iraq, denounces the death penalty and explains why ex-druggies believe in God. By Stephanie Zacharek Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2002/09/14/country_women/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2002/09/14/country_women/index.html?source=rss Dynamite new albums from the Dixie Chicks, Kelly Willis and Allison Moorer bridge the gap between alt-country and those cowboy-hat robots in Nashville. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/letters/2002/09/11/cry/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/letters/2002/09/11/cry/index.html?source=rss Readers respond to Joan Walsh's "It's My Country and I'll Cry if I Want To." By Gary Dretzka Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/06/19/satellite_radio/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/06/19/satellite_radio/index.html?source=rss Corporate dreck dominates the FM airwaves like never before, but hope for music lovers may finally have arrived. By Miriam Pace Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/masterpiece/2002/05/06/circle/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/masterpiece/2002/05/06/circle/index.html?source=rss Thirty years before "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" the scruffy hippies of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band persuaded skeptical country legends to join them in the studio -- and created bluegrass' greatest moment. By Edward Morris Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2002/02/20/country_war/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2002/02/20/country_war/index.html?source=rss After the Country Music Foundation purged beloved longtime employees, some fans and scholars fear that "new country" is invading hallowed ground. By King Kaufman Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/review/2001/06/22/earle/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2001/06/22/earle/index.html?source=rss An acclaimed country music songwriter makes his fiction debut in a collection of stories straight from the bar at the Tip Top Lounge. By Eric Boehlert Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2000/10/04/alan_jackson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2000/10/04/alan_jackson/index.html?source=rss On the eve of country music's biggest night, the superstar bites the hand that feeds him -- again. By Ron Feemster Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2000/07/26/starlite/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/2000/07/26/starlite/index.html?source=rss Tammy Faye Starlite's vicious country music satire mocks Nashville, conservative values and racist conventions. By Seth Mnookin Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/07/17/redhead/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2000/07/17/redhead/index.html?source=rss Willie Nelson's "Red Headed Stranger" made him -- and Austin, Texas -- a star. Twenty-five years later, you can still hear why.