The 1970s saw country music crossing into mainstream pop charts, broadening its appeal. Artists like Glen Campbell and John Denver achieved success with hits that resonated across genres.

The songs on it weren’t new at the time. However, it was the first album to gather all of the country icon’s classic songs into one release. The only thing that would make Memorial Album ...

Decades later, country icon Willie Nelson recorded a cover of the Grateful Dead classic for his ... Blues” for their 1970 album Workingman’s Dead. The song about a pair of coal miners sees ...