Nimrod Workman was 77 years old when he first entered the recording studio. More than 50 years later, the young producer who helped capture the tracks remembers his friend’s unparalleled impact.

Katy Perry was brought to tears by Emmy Russell’s top 8 performance on American Idol. The rising star performed a rendition of her late grandmother Loretta Lynn’s hit song “Coal Miner’s Daughter” ...

A 15-year-old coal miner’s daughter, Loretta Lynn first met 21-year-old Oliver Vanetta Lynn (also nicknamed “Doolittle,” “Doo,” and “Mooney”) at a pie social in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky, and married ...

As Emmy Russell honors the country music legend, 'American Idol' also remembers one of its own as alums Danny Gokey, Melinda Doolittle, and Colton Dixon pay tribute gospel singer Mandisa, who died ...

The 18th Annual Coal Miners’ Heritage Festival is Sunday, Aug. 31 in Lansford, Carbon County. A celebration of anthracite coal region history, culture, food, music and crafts, the festival goes from ...