George Jones

They struck it rich, but they never abandoned their roots.

Folks in country music like to play nice with each other. But there are times when, as Waylon Jennings once sang, something's got 'em "feudin' like the Hatfields and McCoys."

Country music is filled with songs proclaiming love and devotion to the United States, but for many artists, their patriotism runs much deeper.

At least one of these separations has a happy ending!

Mark Chesnutt is one of country music's most staunch traditionalists, but he looks back with regret on one career misstep that was so out of character, it actually made George Jones angry at him.

Do you have a favorite?

Have you ever wondered what your favorite country singer looked like when he or she was pint-sized?

Cheers!

When country music legend George Jones passed away on April 26, 2013 at the age of 81, he left behind a rich musical legacy that has rarely been equaled — matched only by a life story filled with more triumph and heartbreak than the greatest country song ever written.

Alan Jackson's Angels and Alcohol album is as country as country gets — something that fans of the format may find refreshing, but something that his longtime fans expect. The 10 songs tell stories of love, heartbreak, drinking and family, but really, the 56-year-old is just do…