Billboard's staff picks the greatest country songs of the past century that have made us love, cry, drink and dance.

Those offshoots of the country genre are full of songs that sound happy but have dark undertones. Doc Watson’s version of the Appalachian murder ballad “Tom Dooley” is a perfect fit ...

THUMBNAIL SKETCH: Murder Ballad is the dramatic story of a love triangle gone wrong, an exploration of love, lust, and betrayal centering on Sara, an uptown girl who seems to have it all with her ...