Louisiana Legends

This Veterans Day, a look at how Trace Adkins, Tim McGraw, Kix Brooks and Lainey Wilson have stood up for the men and women who serve.

Released October 28, 2022, Bell Bottom Country took Baskin native Lainey Wilson from rising artist to award-winning headliner. Here's the story behind the album, its singles and its ACM, CMA and Grammy wins.

Long before Wanted made him the youngest solo male artist to top Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, Hunter Hayes was a five-year-old from Breaux Bridge with an accordion and a request for Hank Williams Jr. Here’s how Acadiana shaped him, from Friday nights at Mulate’s to his 2026 album Evergreen.

Louisiana native Tim McGraw joined the Country Music Hall of Fame on October 18, 2026, with tributes from Lainey Wilson, Parker McCollum and Lady A.

Kaplan native Sammy Kershaw released his debut album, Don't Go Near the Water, on October 8, 1991. Revisit the story, the singles, and the George Jones influence.

Thirty years ago today, a Louisiana wedding started it all. See how My Best Friend and The Rest of Our Life landed days before Tim and Faith's anniversary.

Sarepta's own Trace Adkins released Honky Tonk Badonkadonk in 2005. Here's how the 3x Platinum hit was born at Nashville's Wildhorse Saloon.

From MacKenzie-Childs and Wrangler to John Mayer, Miley Cyrus and Netflix, here's every Lainey Wilson collaboration from 2026, with links to shop and stream.

In 2006, Sarepta, Louisiana native Trace Adkins topped the country charts with "Ladies Love Country Boys." Look back at the song, the single, and his Louisiana roots.

From Lainey Wilson at the Tribute in Light to Trace Adkins in Kansas, see how Louisiana's country artists are honoring the 25th anniversary of 9/11.

Lainey Wilson announced her return as CMA Awards host live from LSU's campus, marking her third year leading Country Music's Biggest Night.

How Lainey Wilson wrote "4x4xU," from an FFA convention songwriting session to an eighth #1 hit at country radio.

From Jerry Lee Lewis to John Foster, see why the Texas Club in Baton Rouge has shaped Louisiana country music for more than 40 years.

Everybody knows the Tim McGraw radio hits. But some of his best songs never got released at all. Here are my five favorite Tim McGraw deep cuts from his 1990s albums, the buried treasures that never made it to the radio.

On Aug. 17, 2010, Sarepta native Trace Adkins released the deluxe edition of Cowboy's Back in Town, adding his hit duet "Hillbilly Bone."

Discover the story behind Brooks & Dunn's 1991 debut album Brand New Man, its four Number One hits, and the Louisiana roots behind it.

Three Louisiana country legends, zero Grand Ole Opry memberships. We dig into why Tim McGraw, Kix Brooks, and Hank Williams Jr. have never been inducted.

Trace Adkins talks Sarepta, Louisiana, his mother the mayor, and surviving a 1994 shooting in a raw conversation with fellow Louisiana native Theo Von.

Discover how Hank Williams launched his career on the Louisiana Hayride in Shreveport in 1948, a debut that changed country music forever.

On August 4, 2008, Brooks & Dunn earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Learn how Louisiana native Kix Brooks reached one of country music's highest honors.