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Rare History

The Relationship That Changed Country TV: Dolly Parton & Porter Wagoner

A professional partnership that produced some of country's greatest music — and one of its most complicated breakups.

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Song Stories

The True Story Behind "The Dance" by Garth Brooks

The song almost didn't make the album. The story of how it survived — and what it actually means — is more interesting than the hit itself.

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Outlaw Country

David Allan Coe: The Controversy That Nashville Couldn't Contain

He wrote the songs that made other artists famous, lived outside every rule Nashville set, and paid for it for decades.

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Commentary

Is Traditional Country Music Disappearing?

The genre that built country music is harder to find on the charts than ever. Here's what that actually means — and what we lose if it goes.

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