Songs through the 1930s, though ... With hippie culture on the upswing, leave it to country music to defend small-town American values. The song begins, "We don't smoke marijuana in Muskogee ...

"We are not modifying existing contracts, but choosing to pay through on existing unrecouped balances to increase the ability of those who qualify to receive more money from uses of their music ...

Throughout the decades, country music has been home to some of ... and George Jones boast unparalleled talents. Flip through the slideshow below for 21 of country's finest vocalists, ranging ...