From the classic track “Sadie” by The Spinners to 2Pac’s “Dear Mama,” here are some of the best records ever written in celebration of mothers everywhere. Mothers are the most selfless people in the ...

Don Goodman, right, pictured with J.B. Stubblefield’s children, Perry Stubblefield and Pam Ledford on Sept. 27, 2022, in Shelbyville, Tenn. (Zoe Haggard/Shelbyville Times-Gazette via AP) SHELBYVILLE, ...

Any honky-tonk band that works four sets without playing at least one song by Merle Haggard needs to be given a lesson in music history. “Workin’ Man Blues,” “Okie From Muskogee,” “I Think I’ll Just ...

According to Jaren Johnston, when he, Tom Douglas and Jeffrey Steele initially wrote their song "Meanwhile Back at Mama's," they never intended for it to be a duet. "[We] just wrote a folky thing," ...

SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. — Often, a song can capture a life better than a long story. Local songwriter Don Goodman knows this well. He helped to write the song “Mama’s Bible,” about local World War II ...