In country songs, there's nothing quite like a good cowboy anthem. The boots, the dust, the wide open skies—it's all wrapped up in a sound that feels rugged and timeless. At Drummond Ranch, cowboy ...

The Texas songwriter has a new album, a loyal band, and is heeding the advice of his wife: "You need to write more glad ...

Beyoncé kicked off the "Cowboy Carter" tour on Monday in Inglewood, California. The set list included a variety of hits and fan-favorite tracks from her country-inspired album. Every song she ...

Steve Cormier is fond of saying he doesn’t write “ride into the sunset songs.” What Cormier, a veteran Western musician, means is that the cowboy songs he pens are rooted in the life of actual, ...

After the Civil War came the emergence of the American cowboy as we know it. Born out of the need for livestock to be herded northward to different markets, these young, able shepherds became known by ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Country music outlaw Willie Nelson sang "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" and "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys" more than 25 years ago. He released a very ...

WHEN in 1908 a check for $500 came from Harvard University for my first year as a Sheldon Fellow, I was the happiest person in the world. Never before at one time had I owned so much money, money that ...

The Chicks—formerly known as the Dixie Chicks—have become one of the most influential country groups of the 21st century. With their three-part harmonies and powerhouse vocals, The Chicks prove that ...

‘Late, a Cowboy Song,’ one of Sarah Ruhl’s early plays, is a whimsical little thing. It’s the kind of play where you see it and you laugh at it and you reflect on bits of it later – but what was it ...