Good luck pinpointing the precise reason for a pop song’s breakthrough. The many factors that come into play — like aesthetic trends, favorable timing and how broadly its sentiment resonates — are ...

As unlikely as it seems, “Elvira,” the country crossover hit from 1981, has a Spokane connection. That’s according to one of the men behind the song, Oak Ridge Boy Richard Sterban. Sterban, the bass ...

While working on their new album of classic country covers — Country Evolution, due September 18th — a cappella vocal quintet Home Free crossed paths with the Oak Ridge Boys, arguably the forebears of ...