Each of the artists in The Boot's Top 10 Country Artists of the 1980s list, though, prioritized songs above all else, which ensured that their careers -- and legacy -- endure. Read on to learn ...

A beloved country hitmaker is up for a prestigious honor 12 years after his "life-altering" stroke.

The King of Country may have more No. 1 hits than any other singer in country music ever, but he's not even inside the Top 3 if you focus on the '80s. It was a decade that started with the outlaws ...

The King of Country may have more No. 1 hits than any other singer in country music ever, but he's not even inside the Top 3 if you focus on the '80s specifically. Press play above to see what we ...

This list of 50 essential '80s country songs is a reminder of how many stars we cherish today got their start when FM, ... The best '80s country artists stayed one step ahead of these slow shifts.

Career highlights: One of the most successful country artists of the ’70s and ’80s, with a string of #1 hits Significant songs and awards: “Smoky Mountain Rain,” “Any Day Now,” CMA ...

K.T. Oslin – a groundbreaking country artist and member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame – died Monday at age 78, reports the Nashville Tennessean.. Oslin, who rose to fame with the ...

Janie Fricke was a female country star for the '80s . Country music's first female star was Kitty Wells, whose hit "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" was the first country song by a female ...

K.T. Oslin – a groundbreaking country artist and member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame – died Monday at age 78, reports the Nashville Tennessean.. Oslin, who rose to fame with the ...