The 'Urban Cowboy' soundtrack raised the visibility of country music from a niche genre into the pop culture spotlight. It went platinum 45 years ago today.

Urban Cowboy brought country music to new audiences. After that and the crossover success of Crystal Gayle's "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" in 1977, New York got its first (that I know of) FM ...

Today, we look at James Bridges' 1980 film 'Urban Cowboy,' starring John Travolta and Debra Winger. In 1980, I was a punky 22-year-old living in New York's East Village and hanging out at CBGB ...