This melancholic waltz - one of the earliest examples of Bluegrass music - has become a classic since it was penned by Bill Monroe in 1945. The official state song of Kentucky, it was the first single ...
As a young state legislator, Nigh orchestrated a dramatic presentation featuring a Broadway star and a college choir to persuade the legislature to replace the existing state song. Nigh used the story ...
It's true that American music artists have written some of the greatest songs in the world, but this gallery is not about ...