Alabama

A select group of three, one with a Montana connection, are ready to shoot for the stars (étoiles?) in Paris this summer.

The guitarist and vocalist for the Country Music Hall of Fame group died on Monday (Nov. 7) at age 73.

Gentry was charged with misdemeanor second-degree unlawful possession of marijuana, as well as unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.

Moments like this were plentiful on this night.

Is it time for someone else to step up?

Randy Owen's name is now immortalized at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.

Do you have a favorite?

The Boot rounds up a list of 50 country, Americana, alt-country, bluegrass and folk songs that everyone should hear at least once in their lifetime.

There are many -- too many -- country stars who have had cancer or have been personally affected by it in some way.

This year the Country Cares arm of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's fundraising celebrates its 26th year. Randy Owen has been the face of a platform that has included hundreds of country radio stations and raised over $600 million dollars. He says he has a successor in mind, and a goal to hit before he steps away.

The last hour of voting during the finals of March Bandness was frenzied, to say the least. Thousands of fans of Alabama and the Charlie Daniels Band cast a ballot in the waning minutes. The boys from Fort Payne, Ala. were trailing until the end, when they surged ahead and took the title of Best Country Band of All Time.