Today in Music History for Jan. 10: In 1917, legendary record producer Jerry Wexler was born in The Bronx, N.Y. He helped shape R&B music with influential recordings of Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles ...

From ceasefires to pardons, with missing legal officials thrown in: the headline-making narratives that hit our newsstands this year.

These three country songs are nostalgia fodder. They put moving away into perspective, tugging on the heartstrings of those far from home.