News broke this week that the country music world has lost two more influential performers. That pushes the list of noteable country music names who have died in 2025 to at least eight. The following ...

According to the Record, he worked on a farm and as a cowboy before becoming a biologist for the Department of Agriculture ...

Brooks would know because Bastian wrote some of his biggest hits — “Unanswered Prayers” and “Rodeo.” Bastian died on Sunday.