These three country songs were inspired by heartbreaking true stories and ended up becoming hefty hits for their artists.

Rascal Flatts sings about small-town charm in “Mayberry.” They sing about the comforting nature of growing up around familiar faces and slow mornings on the porch, picking at a guitar. It’s an idyllic ...

Pickup trucks are inescapable in America, and not just on our roads. Country music, the most distinctly American genre of them all, is as well-worn by mud tires as the parking lot at your local ...