On July 4, 1981, Mandrell celebrated a Billboard Country No. 1 hit with the song "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool." ...

Barbara Mandrell‘s appearance during the Grand Ole Opry‘s television concert on March 19, 2025, brought back all kinds of memories for her fans and fans of great ’80s country music. She was there as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Country Music Hall of Famer and Grand Ole Opry member Barbara Mandrell retired from the stage before turning 50. However, she and ...

Barbara Mandrell made a rare public appearance to introduce Kelsea Ballerini's performance of "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool" at "Opry 100." ...

Kelsea Ballerini celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Grand Ole Opry with a moving cover of Barbara Mandrell‘s 1981 tune “I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool.” Ballerini took the Nashville venue ...

Barbara Mandrell may have been, as her song title suggests, country when country wasn’t cool. But she was much more than that, too. The Houston native typified the phrase “all-around entertainer” ...

Before cowboy hats were trendy and country was pop, Barbara Mandrell was getting teased at school for loving “hillbilly music.” So when she heard “I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool,” she didn’t ...

Barbara Mandrell is undoubtedly one of the most influential country music artists from the 1970s and 80s. Mandrell’s debut album, Treat Him Right, came out in 1971. The record kicked off a successful ...

If you're a fan of country music and its history, we have a feeling that you've been joining NBC/Peacock and Grand Ole Opry member & country music superstar Blake Shelton for tonight's Opry 100: A ...

CARTHAGE, Texas (KLTV) - The stars shined bright Saturday night in Carthage as the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame welcomed its newest inductees: Tracy Lawrence, The Mandrell Sisters and the late Roy ...