A biography of Dolly Parton in a timeline format. Also includes many links to photos and other information about this country music artist.

A biography of country music artist Johnny Cash. Having grown up during the Depression, he had a keen sensitivity to people who struggled in their lives, and the songs he wrote about them endeared him to his listeners. Includes a...

PBS presents a biography of the "Father of soul," Ray Charles. He was an internationally famed musician, combining jazz, country, gospel, soul, and R&B in a way that was truly unique.

This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Blind Lemon Jefferson, an American country blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter, one of the earliest black folk-blues singers to achieve popular success.

This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Mississippi John Hurt, an American country-blues singer and guitarist who first recorded in the late 1920s but whose greatest fame and influence came when he was rediscovered in the early...