Forty-two years ago today, the world lost one of the most influential guitar players in the history of modern roots music.

NEW YORK — At the very beginning of the new play “Coal Country,” we are told it is “a West Virginia story about 29 men and a big machine.” This is an understated way to inform the audience that what ...

Coal mining women / H. Dickens (3:56) --Drag lines / D. Silverstein (2:49) --Blue diamond mines / J. Ritchie (3:57) -- Coal miner's grave / H. Dickens (5:25) --Hello ...

Rising country artist Dylan Gossett has turned “Coal” into platinum and more. The 26-year-old from Austin, Texas, first teased his song “Coal” on TikTok, releasing it fully in 2023. With lyrics like ...

Some of the greatest songs in country music history were released or rose to popularity in 1967. While plenty of tracks from the late 1960s have stood the test of time, these did more than that. These ...