These three country artists from the 1970s are still making music today, more than 50 years after their careers began.

Fifty years ago, a Texas-born country singer had his first big hit: a tune named “Love in the Hot Afternoon.” It reached the third spot on the Billboard country chart. “That song is still so popular,” ...

Vince Gill surprised the veteran country singer during his performance at the Opry in Nashville on Friday night (Jan. 17). Gill gave Watson a big introduction, telling the crowd, “He’s one of the ...