![The Boot Staff](http://townsquare.media/site/623/files/2017/10/boot-250x2501.png?w=300&q=75)
The Boot Staff
![The Boot Staff](http://townsquare.media/site/623/files/2017/10/boot-250x2501.png?w=300&q=75)
![Kellie Pickler + Kyle Jacobs — Country’s Greatest Love Stories](http://townsquare.media/site/623/files/2011/02/Kellie-Pickler-Kyle-Jacobs.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Kellie Pickler + Kyle Jacobs — Country’s Greatest Love Stories
Country singer Pickler and songwriter beau Jacobs planned an elaborate Nashville wedding, then decided they didn't need pomp and circumstance to say "I do."
![38 Years Ago: Miranda Lambert Is Born](http://townsquare.media/site/623/files/2015/11/miranda-lambert-birthday-date.jpg?w=980&q=75)
38 Years Ago: Miranda Lambert Is Born
Happy birthday, Miranda!
![Top 10 Country Wedding Songs](http://townsquare.media/site/623/files/2013/11/Tim-Mcgraw-and-Faith-Hill-Shania-Twain-Randy-Travis.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Top 10 Country Wedding Songs
There's no bigger moment in a person's life than the day they exchange vows, and country music is rich with love songs filled with pledges of undying love and devotion, perfect for couples on that most special of days.
![Story Behind the Song: Rascal Flatts, ‘I Won’t Let Go’](http://townsquare.media/site/623/files/2019/06/rascal-flatts.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Story Behind the Song: Rascal Flatts, ‘I Won’t Let Go’
"It says something good that lifts people up ..."
![Story Behind the Song: Justin Moore, ‘Bait a Hook’](http://townsquare.media/site/623/files/2019/04/2014-Justin-Moore.png?w=980&q=75)
Story Behind the Song: Justin Moore, ‘Bait a Hook’
"Everyone hates their ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend ... That's what it's about ..."
![Top 10 Country Music Video Cameos](http://townsquare.media/site/623/files/2014/01/Tony-Hale-Jason-Alexander-Kimberly-Williams-Paisley.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Top 10 Country Music Video Cameos
Jason Aldean once called Nashville "Hollywood with a touch of twang," and rocker Shawn Mullins deemed Los Angeles "kind of like Nashville with a tan," so it's only natural that the stars from each city would intermingle -- personally and professionally.
![Story Behind the Song: Little Big Town, ‘Little White Church’](http://townsquare.media/site/623/files/2020/01/little-big-town1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Story Behind the Song: Little Big Town, ‘Little White Church’
Some old Patty Loveless helped inspire this Little Big Town hit.
![18 Years Ago: Kenny Chesney, Uncle Kracker Hit No. 1 With ‘When the Sun Goes Down’](http://townsquare.media/site/623/files/2014/04/kenny-chesney-uncle-kracker-when-the-sun-goes-down.jpg?w=980&q=75)
18 Years Ago: Kenny Chesney, Uncle Kracker Hit No. 1 With ‘When the Sun Goes Down’
On April 3, 2004, "When the Sun Goes Down" became a No. 1 hit.
![Top 10 Country Songs About Rain](http://townsquare.media/site/623/files/2019/07/keith-urban-trisha-yearwood.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Top 10 Country Songs About Rain
April showers bring May flowers ... and some really good country songs about rain.
![New Music Rundown: 2020’s Country, Americana, Bluegrass + Folk Album Releases](http://townsquare.media/site/204/files/2020/10/russell-dickerson.jpg?w=980&q=75)
New Music Rundown: 2020’s Country, Americana, Bluegrass + Folk Album Releases
These new albums all arrived in 2020.
![21 Years Ago: Garth Brooks Wraps Up Spring Training With the New York Mets](http://townsquare.media/site/623/files/2015/03/garth-brooks-baseball.jpg?w=980&q=75)
21 Years Ago: Garth Brooks Wraps Up Spring Training With the New York Mets
On March 19, 2000, Brooks wrapped up spring training with the New York Mets.
![43 Years Ago: Willie Nelson Hits No. 1 With ‘My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys’](http://townsquare.media/site/623/files/2017/03/willie-nelson-my-heroes-have-always-been-cowboys-no-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
43 Years Ago: Willie Nelson Hits No. 1 With ‘My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys’
On March 8, 1980, Nelson's "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys" soared to the top of the charts, becoming his fifth No. 1 hit.