Rhythm of the Road by Kris Rutherford

In last month’s column, Kris Rutherford kicked off the first of a series about Jimmy Buffett. To read the previous piece, click here. Summarizing the

Truck drivers navigating the interstates aren’t much different than other American workers. Every worker thinks often of reaching the next destination, of finishing the next

Downt-downt-da-downt-downt-downt. Downt downt-downt-downt-da-down. Scrutinizing readers will immediately recognize the above lyrics as those the late country star Roger Miller sang to accompany the guitar licks

If you’re going to be an ambassador, it’s best to know two things: What you represent and who you’re representing it toward. That’s the way

The country music industry is filled with musicians and performers who are critically acclaimed yet have limited commercial success. No. 1 hits are rare for

Country music has always been, like the country in which it was born, a “melting pot” of musical genres. Take a fresh dose of gospel,

I recently discovered a satellite radio station, and it brought back a lot of memories. It’s not just the songs the station plays (it specializes

Thanks to television, a couple of movies and a whole lot of trucking songs in the 1970s, truck drivers became cultural icons. Listeners still look

In 1980, when the Motor Carrier Act deregulated the trucking industry, competition among carriers became fierce. But in spite of this “deregulation,” the federal government

Years ago, I recall a local country radio poll asking listeners to pick from one of two newly released songs. Which would be the bigger