Most Americans can recognize him by sight—he’s on every $20 bill, after all. But, how much is really known about the passionate everyman turned U.S. President whose contentious nineteenth-century legacy continues to resonate to this [...]
Country music superstars Leon Eric “Kix” Brooks and Ronnie Gene Dunn come from strikingly different backgrounds. Brooks, a Louisiana native, performed at ski resorts in Maine before moving to Nashville to become a songwriter. A [...]
Born on February 9, 1963, in Marietta, Georgia, James Travis Tritt was an introverted child with a deep passion for country music. However, it wasn’t until 1982 that Tritt began to seriously pursue his dream [...]
Born on a dairy farm in Sharon, Kansas, Martina McBride is one of country music’s most well-known success stories. Throughout her youth, McBride performed as a backup singer and keyboardist in her family band, “The [...]