Emotion is at the heart of country music, and it's what makes the genre such a godsend for difficult times. Let these country songs about funerals and losing loved ones speak your grieving words for ...

A psychologist told Newsweek: "At funerals, music becomes especially powerful, amplifying an already emotionally charged environment." ...

Planning your own funeral might not be at the top of your to-do list but if there’s one thing you should have a say in, it’s ...

"O Captain! My Captain! Our fearful trip is done." These evocative lines from Walt Whitman's famous poem encapsulate the emotional weight many of us feel when confronted with the end of a life journey ...

ADELAIDE, Australia – Hymns are being replaced at funerals in one Australian city by popular rock classics like Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" and AC/DC's "Highway to Hell," a cemetery manager ...

It's almost always fun to pick out potential wedding songs, but how about a funeral song? A swan song, if you will. Frank Sinatra's "My Way" is the most requested song at British funerals, according ...

Last week, as Rocks Off was driving home from the River Oaks area, we drove by a gnarly accident on Shepherd between West Alabama and Richmond. The scene was what one would expect: A cop car, two tow ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – The Rev. Billy Graham’s funeral began Friday with a rousing song and heartfelt words from his adult children in the culmination of more than a week of tributes to “America’s ...

The country singer died Feb. 17 of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. By THR Staff Mindy McCready 2008 - P 2013 Mindy McCready, who died last week of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, was laid to rest in ...