Billboard's "Chart Rewind" column looks back at historic chart moments. By Tom Roland One of country music’s singular figures made his first appearance on a Billboard chart four decades ago when ...

“This concept has been brewing for 17 years, but it took a 12-year hiatus while I was with Shake Shack,” says Dustin Dykstra. And now that Dykstra has a space to go with the concept, he is “hitting ...

Honky tonk music has a reputation for being raw and relatable. But what does it take for musicians to bring those songs and stories to life on stage — performance after performance? A documentary ...

He was best known for his long-running collaboration with Alan Jackson and their signature hit, “Chattahoochee.” By Clay Risen Jim McBride, a former postal worker from Alabama whose ability to write ...

Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart died at age 90 in his Baton Rouge home. Swaggart was a pioneering televangelist in the 1980s whose influence declined after an adultery scandal. He was the last surviving ...

On a chilly Friday night in early October, a shoulder-to-shoulder crowd thronged around the stage at Lucinda’s in Manhattan’s East Village. It was the bar’s weekly “countryoke” show: A four-piece band ...

The Second Fiddle, an iconic honky-tonk on Lower Broadway in Nashville, is reportedly set to shut its doors for good on Jan. 1. While there is no official word from the venue, their website, which is ...

It was back in 2018 that “Honky Tonk Angels” took the stage at Winter Park Playhouse for a production I called “a down-home treat for country-music fans.” Now Ted Swindley’s festive sequel is in town, ...

As the Live Music Capital of the World, Austin is home to a whole host of venues, musicians and music lovers who flood bars and dance halls each night of the week to seek community and reprieve. Among ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Honky tonks are dance halls common in Texas, where men and women come to dance, drink, and socialize. They dance the two step on a ...

The WMNF Song of the Day for September 26, 2025 is “Honky Tonk Hell” by Marcus King. Marcus King (born March 11, 1996) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He was initially ...

Beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and Arkansas Jazz Hall of Fame guitarist Clarence “Tonk” Edwards passed away peacefully on August 11, 2025. Born in Mineral Springs, Arkansas, ...