Eddie Rabbitt

It's more tragic when it's unexpected, as is the case with these country singers who died before their time.

Country music has produced some truly epic album cover artwork over the years — but it's had some duds, too.

It's more tragic when it's unexpected, as is the case with these country singers who died before their time.

Edward Thomas Rabbitt found success as a songwriter in Nashville at least 5 years before he ever earned a No. 1 song for himself.

Can you believe it?!

There are many -- too many -- country stars who have had cancer or have been personally affected by it in some way.

Luke Bryan and Cole Swindell covered Eddie Rabbitt's "I Love a Rainy Night" as part of the 2016 ACM Honors ceremony.

No parent should ever have to bury a son or daughter -- and yet, several country stars have had to endure such a grief-filled event.

Tragedy can strike anyone, from a neighbor next door to family members to some of the biggest superstars in the world.

May they rest in peace ...

December 2,1949 Gene Autry’s “Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer” debuted on the charts. The recording of the song hit No. 1 on the Billboard pop singles chart the week of Christmas 1949. Autry's recording sold 2.5 million copies the first year, eventually selling a total of 25 million, and it remained the second best-selling record of all time until the 1980s...

November 27, 2006 Montgomery Gentry’s Troy Gentry plead guilty in Duluth, Minnesota, to a misdemeanor charge involving his killing of a captive black bear in 2004.