Anthem Music Publishing announces the acquisition of legendary Country and Western singer-songwriter Marty Robbins’ song ...

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Vol. 1, the 1962 album featuring that now legendary performance, will be reissued early in 2019, along with the second volume of the Georgia-born ...

Beyoncé’s country ... she said. “Western is an iconic American culture.” On TikTok, proud Beyhive members are flaunting their new Western pieces, boasting that their music icon influenced ...

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music was released the same month whites rioted to stop integration on the University of Mississippi campus. Charles knew his country music; he'd listened to ...

Ray Charles is best known for recording hit soul and R&B songs. His album Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, recorded in the 60s, spent 14 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard pop albums chart.

Ray Charles' Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Vol. 1 & 2 is due out Feb. 22 on Concord Music Group. Note: NPR's First Listen audio comes down after the album is released. However ...