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Every #1 Country Single of the Eighties: Ricky Skaggs, “Crying My Heart Out Over You”

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Hall of Famer Ricky Skaggs earns his first No. 1 country hit.

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Our first Best of 2015 list kicks off today with the lower half of our top forty singles of 2015. Check back for part two tomorrow!

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Single Review: Robert Earl Keen, “Hot Corn, Cold Corn”

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“Hot Corn, Cold Corn” Robert Earl Keen Written By Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs Robert Earl Keen has spent the past three decades as one of the most venerated singer-songwriters in country music, particularly within

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100 Greatest Men: #13. Bill Monroe

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100 Greatest Men: The Complete List Few artists can claim creative ownership over an entire genre of music.   Bill Monroe is one of those few artists, as the Father of Bluegrass led the way for

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Ronnie MilsapGood news for three legends of the genre, one of whom we lost to cancer only four years ago:

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