I grew up not liking my father very much. I never saw him cry. But he must have. Everybody cries.

What we don't need in country music is divisiveness, public criticism of each other, and some arbitrary judgement of what belongs and what doesn't.

Early in my career I began receiving letters from a woman in the Midwest who claimed to be my mother.

The tastes of country music fans are not limited to the narrow range defined by consultants and programmers and record company moguls.

Once your name becomes well known, politicians come courting.

A black man singing about a blond girl was potential trouble.

How often does a guy who lives and breathes baseball meet a woman who loves the game and understands it as well as he?