Leave it to country music to dish out songs from way back in the 1960s that still sound fresh and electrifying, decades later ...

These three 1960s country songs have lyrics that are deeply poetic. They may not be super complex, but they are complete stunners.

In 1960, Connie Francis became the first female singer to hit No. 1 twice on the Billboard Hot 100, and it was partly thanks to her love of country music.

Pre-1960s, country music culture in America saw domestic politics through the lens of social class, within which its sympathies usually lay with the common man while deferring to the leadership ...