![The Boot Staff](http://townsquare.media/site/623/files/2017/10/boot-250x2501.png?w=300&q=75)
The Boot Staff
![The Boot Staff](http://townsquare.media/site/623/files/2017/10/boot-250x2501.png?w=300&q=75)
![Kenny Rogers Dead at 81](http://townsquare.media/site/623/files/2017/06/kenny-rogers-no-1-song.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Kenny Rogers Dead at 81
Kenny Rogers has died. He was 81 years old.
![64 Years Ago: Buddy Holly Killed in a Plane Crash](http://townsquare.media/site/623/files/2015/01/Buddy-Holly.jpg?w=980&q=75)
64 Years Ago: Buddy Holly Killed in a Plane Crash
A country music icon was almost on the plane with him ...
![55 Years Ago: Johnny Cash Plays Folsom Prison](http://townsquare.media/site/623/files/2011/06/Johnny-Cash.jpg?w=980&q=75)
55 Years Ago: Johnny Cash Plays Folsom Prison
On Jan. 13, 1968, Cash played a concert at California's Folsom Prison.
![48 Years Ago: ‘Wanted! The Outlaws’ Is Released](http://townsquare.media/site/623/files/2017/01/wanted-the-outlaws-album-release.jpg?w=980&q=75)
48 Years Ago: ‘Wanted! The Outlaws’ Is Released
In 1976, some of Music City's most eccentric, outside-the-box artists turned the town upside down, staging a commercial revolution against the Nashville establishment that resulted in a paradigm shift in country music.
![POLL: What’s Your Favorite Elvis Presley Song?](http://townsquare.media/site/623/files/2014/01/Elvis-Presley2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
POLL: What’s Your Favorite Elvis Presley Song?
The influence that Presley had on both rock and country music can hardly be overstated.
![74 Years Ago: Sun Studio Opens in Memphis, Tenn.](http://townsquare.media/site/623/files/2015/12/when-did-sun-studio-first-open1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
74 Years Ago: Sun Studio Opens in Memphis, Tenn.
Jan. 3, 1950, was an historic day for country music, although no one was aware of it at the time.
![39 Years Ago: Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson Record ‘Highwayman’](http://townsquare.media/site/623/files/2014/12/The-Highwaymen.jpg?w=980&q=75)
39 Years Ago: Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson Record ‘Highwayman’
Talk about an anniversary to remember!
![49 Years Ago: Inaugural Volunteer Jam Held in Nashville](http://townsquare.media/site/623/files/2015/10/charlie-daniels-volunteer-jam-history.jpg?w=980&q=75)
49 Years Ago: Inaugural Volunteer Jam Held in Nashville
On Oct. 4, 1974, the first-ever Volunteer Jam was held at the War Memorial Auditorium in Nashville.
![48 Years Ago: Gram Parsons Dies](http://townsquare.media/site/623/files/2013/09/Gram-Parsons.jpg?w=980&q=75)
48 Years Ago: Gram Parsons Dies
On Sept. 19, 1973, Parsons passed away from an overdose of morphine and alcohol.
![10 Reasons to Celebrate Johnny Cash’s Legend](http://townsquare.media/site/623/files/2012/02/johnny-cash-facts-anniversary-2015.jpg?w=980&q=75)
10 Reasons to Celebrate Johnny Cash’s Legend
He's is nothing less than a national treasure and an absolute legend in not just the country genre but music as a whole.