On this day (December 15) in 1891, Alvin Pleasant Delaney “A.P.” Carter was born in Maces Spring, Virginia. He was a founding member of the Carter Family. The group was responsible for transforming ...

Over the past few years, an array of musicians, historians, researchers, and critics have helped upend the history of country music. They’ve brought overdue attention to the myriad, yet long-ignored ...

That slogan was once plastered on posters everywhere. It was the tourism industry's attempt — 100 years ago — to get Americans to spend their dollars at home. It was, at the time, famous. It was also ...