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Nashville's Mother Church of Country Music retains its roots as religious house of worship

Sep. 07, 2024 08:16 AM EDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium is known as the Mother Church of Country Music. And, indeed, it began as a church, built by a riverboat captain who was converted to religion by an evangelist. More than 130 years after it was built as the nondenominational...

Dolly Parton is sending free books to children across 21 states — and around the world

Aug. 28, 2024 07:01 AM EDT

Dolly Parton's father grew up poor and never got the chance to learn to read. Inspired by her upbringing, the 78-year-old country music legend has made it her mission over the past three decades to improve literacy through her Imagination Library book giveaway program. It has...

Music Review: Post Malone's country album 'F-1 Trillion' is a long time coming. It's worth the wait

Aug. 16, 2024 13:20 PM EDT

Two days before Post Malone released “F-1 Trillion,” his sixth studio album and his first country record, he made his debut at the Grand Ole Opry. A starry-eyed Brad Paisley introduced him, celebrating Malone for his incredible career accomplishments and “country heart.”...