Seventy-two years ago today, the baby brother of a country music icon who would go on to have a solo career was born in ...

By Whitey Harwood In 1973, Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton recorded the song “If Teardrops Were Pennies.” But, Carl Smith recorded it first in 1951. If you don’t know who Carl Smith is, he was married ...

NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to author Martha Ackmann about her new book on "American icon" Dolly Parton and the ambition it took the young Tennessean to reach success.

The B&O Railroad Museum will unveil the newly restored American Freedom Train No. 1 (AFT No. 1) on January 12, 2026, as part ...