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During the turbulent civil rights era, Charley Pride overcame issues of poverty and race to become country music's first and
only black superstar. Born a...
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A close-knit family fights for justice against a corrupt political system in the Deep South. Sounds a little heavy doesn't
it? But throw in two hunks, a hottie...
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CMT Inside Fame: Tim McGraw tells the story of a shy boy who overcame immense obstacles, such as poverty (for a while they
lived in a barn), domestic...
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Clint Black seemed to come out of nowhere with the release of his 1989 album Killin' Time. For a while, he was at the top
of the legendary Class of...
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At just 21 years of age, LeAnn Rimes has spent most of her life singing in the public eye -- emerging from a child prodigy
to a sexy young woman. Here, Rimes...
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Kris Kristofferson's life story could be its own country song -- from his days as a Rhodes Scholar and Army helicopter pilot
to becoming one of country music's...
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Brad Paisley arrived on the country music scene in 1999 with his first single, "He Didn't Have to Be," and quickly became
one of the most-nominated,...
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With more than 20 albums to his credit and stage performances that rock the house, John Mellencamp has become one of American
music's leading men, with songs...
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In her nearly three-decade career, all-around entertainer Reba McEntire has shown the world there's nothing she can't do well.
Whether she is on stage singing...
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Jo Dee Messina is country music's feisty redhead known for her high jinx and high spirits -- a star who uses the stage as
a bridge to her fans' hearts. Though...
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Sheryl Crow has been piling up the hits and awards for nearly a decade, appealing to a broad and diverse fan base. Here, she
discusses how she went from...
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His was the most explosive debut in the history of country music and with his good looks and chiseled physique, Billy Ray
Cyrus won thousands of female fans...
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Sara Evans arrived on the country music scene as the lovable girl-next-door, but she transformed herself into a sexy country
diva. As a child, she survived a...
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Brooks & Dunn's hard driving honky-tonk sound has inspired legions of fans, but the legendary duo struggled to make it past
their very first performance,...
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Country music's anti-diva Terri Clark has taken country industry by storm with her million-mile attitude and hit songs. Here,
she opens up about traveling the...
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Marty Stuart has carved out a distinct identity in country music as a respected singer, songwriter and musician with an unparalleled
sense of cool. But...
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In an era when hard rock and heavy metal ruled, John Denver conquered the world of music with his soaring and tender ballads.
His quiet, wholesome nature and...
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He's the king of country cool, a lethal combination of style, mystery, talent and skintight jeans. Dwight Yoakam's hardcore
honky-tonk music was once rejected...
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Tammy Wynette's dramatic personal life -- fraught with five complicated marriages, nearly 30 serious operations, chronic addiction
to painkillers and an...
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Johnny Cash's deep resonant voice and the depths of human emotion that his music evokes made him the quintessential country
music legend -- a rare performer...
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Music fans know Wynonna Judd as one half of the phenomenally successful mother-daughter duo The Judds and as a solo artist
who spread her wings in the wake of...
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Merle Haggard talks about his turbulent youth and many run-ins with the law, his outlaw image, his time spent in jails across
the country including San Quentin...
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Glen Campbell talks about turning a five-dollar guitar into a multi-platinum career spanning five decades and speaks candidly
about his life, marriages,...
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Trace Adkins talks about his days in the oilfield, his close calls with fatal injuries, getting shot in the heart by his ex-wife
and many of the ups and downs...
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Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001, Waylon Jennings is known for helping define country music's Outlaw movement.
In 1975, Jennings was named...
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Despite his talent as a child, Travis Tritt's parents didn't encourage his musical dreams, fearing a life of temptation and
starvation for their son. Tritt...
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Every year, Nashville is inundated with singers from all over the world who dream of becoming country music stars. Only a
handful land recording contracts, and...
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He's shattered sales records, won just about every recording industry award given and brought his music and electrifying live
shows to people around the world....
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Willie Nelson talks about everything from his troubles with the IRS, his efforts in helping family farmers, his thoughts on
the use of marijuana, country...
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Already a star at the age of 13, Tanya Tucker has spent three decades making country music. Country's original wild child
publicly grappled with overwhelming...
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Since her 1996 quadruple platinum debut, Did I Shave My Legs for This, the years have been turbulent for Deana Carter. She
speaks candidly about...
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Hank Williams gave country music much of its unique repertoire, a new definition of stardom and a legend so enduring that
he is still the model for countless...
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To many, Faith Hill seems to have it all -- a skyrocketing singing career, a successful marriage to one of country music's
leading men, Tim McGraw, and three...
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In an exclusive CMT interview shot in Europe, Shania Twain opens up about life, love, motherhood and her phenomenal success.
She speaks candidly about her rise...
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The Dixie Chicks -- Natalie Maines, and sisters Martie Maguire and Emily Robison -- speak candidly about their careers, their
success and failure in marriage,...
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Randy Travis speaks candidly about his troubled childhood in North Carolina and delinquency as a teen that included alcohol
and drug abuse as well as several...
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Loretta Lynn speaks about growing up in poverty-stricken Butcher Holler, Ky., marrying at the age of 13 and enduring a tough
marriage that lasted almost 50...
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Many consider George Jones to be the best country singer alive. Though he has ascended into musical icon status, his personal
life has been lined with patterns...
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One of the most popular female singers of the 1990s, Lorrie Morgan reveals the stories of her early marriage to Keith Whitley,
as well as her slow rise to...
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Known for his unique point of view and uncanny knack for putting it into song, Toby Keith speaks candidly about his passions
and the bumpy roads that led to...
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Kenny Rogers candidly speaks about how he made his way out of poverty and became one of music's biggest superstars, having
performed on stage for more than...
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Rodney Crowell moved to Nashville in 1972, and within two years, he landed a job playing bass with Emmylou Harris, who eventually
would record nine of his...
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A real-life singing cowboy, Chris LeDoux underwent liver transplant surgery in 2001 after being diagnosed with Primary Sclerosing
Cholangitis (PSC), a liver...
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Montgomery Gentry (Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry) share how family and personal tragedy influenced their careers and how
their passion for music has...
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Cledus T. Judd candidly reveals how the pain of an unhappy home life led him down the path to a successful career writing
and performing song parodies. But...
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At 14, Steve Earle left home for Houston to stay with his 19-year-old uncle, Nick Fain, who encouraged him to continue his
guitar playing. Soon after, Earle...
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By the age of 10, Ricky Skaggs was one of the rare musicians to have performed with the artists considered the legends of
bluegrass -- Bill Monroe, Flatt
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Alabama's members Randy Owen, Teddy Gentry, Jeff Cook and Mark Herndon discuss their phenomenal music career that has produced
more than 40 No. 1 hits and sold...
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Best known for the classic "The Devil Went Down to Georgia," Charlie Daniels talks freely about some of his greatest accomplishments,
the love he has for his...
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Between 1971 and 1974, Hank Jr. faced a very dark period in his life. He tells CMT Inside Fame, "I started seeing a psychiatrist
in Nashville because I...
