In the late 1950s, slick orchestral arrangements and silky vocals began to replace the screeching steel guitar and fiddles that had previously dominated country music. Perhaps no artist was more ...

Jim Reeves’ velvety baritone made him a hit on both the country and pop charts. During his all-too-brief career, he sent five songs to No. 1, including “Mexican Joe”, “Four Walls”, and “He’ll Have to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Six decades ago, the life of one Nashville's most iconic musicians was tragically cut short in a plane crash that rocked Music ...

The summer of 1964 brought heartbreaking news to the world of country music when one of its brightest stars, Jim Reeves, lost his life in a devastating plane crash. Known to millions as "Gentleman Jim ...

Jim Reeves was already one of country music’s biggest stars when his plane disappeared during a violent thunderstorm in 1964, setting off a massive search that lasted two days. Reeves, 40, was ...

If Jim Reeves were alive he’d celebrate his 100 th birthday on Aug. 20 and next year will mark the 60 th anniversary of the death of one of Country Music’s greatest legends. “Gentleman Jim”, as he was ...

This week in 1957: Over 100,000 people crowded Yankee Stadium for a Billy Graham rally; producers predicted a nonprofitable season for television due to inflation and escalating costs of producing ...