
40 Best Country and Americana Albums of 2019
The genres delivered bold new sounds this year, thanks to LPs from Miranda Lambert, Orville Peck, and Tanya Tucker
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The genres delivered bold new sounds this year, thanks to LPs from Miranda Lambert, Orville Peck, and Tanya Tucker
From the Dixie Chicks to a surprising Dolly Parton comeback
Garth Brooks and Clint Black's classic debuts, plus strong offerings from Dolly Parton and George Jones
From Dolly Parton's 'Great Balls of Fire' to Merle Haggard's 'Serving 190 Proof,' the best country albums of 1979
From Johnny Cash's 'At San Quentin' to a gem from Jeannie C. Riley
With both volumes of 1962's 'Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music' being reissued, we look at the records' cultural impact
From Brenda Lee to Buck Owens, a round-up of country's best holiday releases
From the Garth Brooks' blockbuster 'Double Live' to Lucinda Williams' evocative 'Car Wheels on a Gravel Road'
From Patty Loveless' 'Honky Tonk Angel' to George Strait's 'If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')'
While the Queen of Soul cut only a few country songs, her own work often mirrored Nashville themes