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.

Flip through the slideshow for 20 essential country songs from the 1970s, and keep in mind: this decade was so packed with great music that it's almost impossible to narrow it down to the cream of ...

The songwriter has an opportunity to hit the ground running. Find four of country's best opening lines, below.

you'll surely load up on great new music, but no summer playlist is complete without some classic jams from the 1970s. It doesn't matter if it's rock, soul, country or funk, the decade just exuded ...

Few songwriters have had as profound an effect on country music as Kris Kristofferson. His chart-topping hits of the late 1960s and early 1970s – “Me and Bobby McGee,” “Sunday Morning ...

After a bit of a holiday and topic break, we now continue Retro Roundup's look at the Billboard pop hits of the 1970s that landed ... typical of some disco songs, employed so much that it became ...

Neil Young has announced that he is set to release his “lost” album ‘Oceanside Countryside’ from the 1970s ... “share the same country/folk sound, and three songs (‘Goin’ Back ...

The Gallo Center for the Arts offers a 1970s music reunion ... Rhythm Section is known for the songs “So Into You,” “Spooky” and “Imaginary Lover.” Country rock band Firefall’s ...