The Fisk Jubilee Singers’ rendition of the classic spiritual, “Swing Low Sweet Chariot” became the first commercially viable recording of its kind in 1909. This feat became something country ...

There is the celebration of rural life and the yearning to recapture a seemingly simpler time. There are murder ballads, cheating songs, tunes that herald Saturday night’s debauchery and Sunday ...

To many fans, the 1970s were the peak of country music, the golden days, and the era that paved the way for future musicians, even if the sound has strayed away from the traditional roots. That being ...

Kevin Russell, founder of the Sonoma County Americana Music Festival, heeding the musical adage “It Don’t Mean of Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing,” has expanded his event to two nights this year, ...