On July 4, 1981, Mandrell celebrated a Billboard Country No. 1 hit with the song "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool." ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Country Music Hall of Famer and Grand Ole Opry member Barbara Mandrell retired from the stage before turning 50. However, she and ...

NBC's Opry 100: A Live Celebration is set to be jam-packed with performances from the country's grandest stars, and in honor of the milestone anniversary, fans will get the chance to celebrate a bona ...

Kelsea Ballerini celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Grand Ole Opry with a moving cover of Barbara Mandrell‘s 1981 tune “I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool.” Ballerini took the Nashville venue ...

Barbara Mandrell is undoubtedly one of the most influential country music artists from the 1970s and 80s. Mandrell’s debut album, Treat Him Right, came out in 1971. The record kicked off a successful ...

One of Middle Tennessee’s best-known entertainment destinations is getting a new chapter.

Country music legend and entertainment icon Reba McEntire has claimed many titles in her multi-decade career, and one of her proudest achievements was becoming a mother to her son, Shelby Blackstock.

Barbara Mandrell made a rare public appearance to introduce Kelsea Ballerini's performance of "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool" at "Opry 100." ...

Barbara Mandrell may have been, as her song title suggests, country when country wasn’t cool. But she was much more than that, too. The Houston native typified the phrase “all-around entertainer” ...

Before cowboy hats were trendy and country was pop, Barbara Mandrell was getting teased at school for loving “hillbilly music.” So when she heard “I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool,” she didn’t ...

If you're a fan of country music and its history, we have a feeling that you've been joining NBC/Peacock and Grand Ole Opry member & country music superstar Blake Shelton for tonight's Opry 100: A ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country Music Hall of Famer and Grammy winner Barbara Mandrell retired from music more than two decades ago, but the Grand Ole Opry still feels like home to her. Mandrell, 73, ...