Related: 50 Essential '90s Country Songs. Trucking songs and outlaw songs may have helped define the '70s in country music, but it was also a decade of collaboration. Men and women would pair up ...

Country music was thriving in the ‘70s with a diverse class of entertainers who expanded the genre's reach and delivered some timeless songs. New. Skip to main content Skip to site footer.

Country Music Milestones of the 1970s. Dec. 26, 1970: Lynn Anderson hits No. 1 with "(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden." Recorded in September of that year, the song is the title track of ...

Flip through the slideshow for 20 essential country songs from the 1970s, and keep in mind: this decade was so packed with great music that it's almost impossible to narrow it down to the cream of ...

Country music in the 1970s captured the mixed bag of outlaw rebellion and changing family values that defined the decade. From liberated housewives to urban cowboys, the '70s pushed the boundaries ...

70s Country follows the 60s Country collection, which has done well for Time Life. “We did that with Larry Gatlin and it’s been very successful,” Peyser says. “He was a fantastic host ...

In the 70s, Lee successfully transitioned from pop to country music, releasing hit singles like “Nobody Wins” and “Sunday Sunrise.” Her versatility and undeniable talent made her a true ...

Vern Gosdin, a singer-songwriter whose “Chiseled in Stone” was named the Country Music Assn.’s song of the year in 1989, has died. He was 70.

70s country music star Johnny Rodriguez died at the age of 73. The “Pass Me By’ singer was largely considered one of the first mainstream Hispanic country stars in the US.