Lonesomely loping like a cowboy across the plains, the country-western ballad carries on its stark melody and bare words of history, tradition, and above all a flair that sets it apart from the ...

but it’s enough to get a music fan into Country & Western Wednesday at the 5 Spot in East Nashville, where a tight-knit group of local Americana artists sing classic country hits for three hours.

Few musical genres capture the art of telling a sad story beautifully quite like classic country and Western songs. This storytelling music comes from places where life is hard: working-class ...

Instead of “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” or “The Gambler,” we’re hearing “Someone to Watch Over Me” and “I Got Rhythm,” and though a dozen of the greatest stars in contemporary Country & Western music ...