Country music has plenty of sad songs. But some of the saddest songs came out decades ago, and are still classics today. These three songs from the 1970s will always make us cry, even after all of ...

Country singer Sammi Smith reached No. 1 with the Kris Kristofferson-penned "Help Me Make It Through the Night" on Feb. 22, 1971.

Jewel Faye Smith was born in August 1943 and was singing professionally by age 12. She married three years later. She moved to Nashville, Tennessee, in 1967 and, through the help of Johnny Cash, was ...

Who needs the Grammys? Country music has been pretty much dominating the music business for the past few years, so the annual Country Music Association Awards broadcast feels like the biggest game in ...