"Elvis changed the country music scene quite a bit; he almost put country music out of business."

"American country music … was and is … the soul music of white people."

"Country music is three chords and the truth."

"By the mid-1960s, advertisers no longer thought of country radio stations as only being listened to by country folk. …"

"As the story goes, country slept with the blues in Memphis and gave birth to rock n’ roll. After a while, country got…"

"It took Bob Dylan to break the ice between the [country and rock music] camps. [...] While it would be a stretch to c…"

"Currently, only 11 acts have been inducted into both the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.…"

"The “Nashville sound” – where traditional instruments like pedal steel guitar and violin were phased out in favor of …"

"As a reaction [to the] slickness [of the Nashville sound], a more traditionalist approach sprung up in Bakersfield, C…"

"It’s the first time [the show’s] been hosted by a couple of tomatoes!"