Phil Vassar

"I dropped dead," he tells Taste of Country. "I was dead for 30 minutes a couple times. No heartbeat. No heartbeat at all."

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Some of the genre's biggest artists will be on hand to celebrate Milsap's incredible career.

You know "Carlene" and "Just Another Day in Paradise," but did you know Phil Vassar also wrote these country hits for other artists?

There's nothing we look forward to more through the long winter months than the prospect of a nice, relaxing (and preferably tropical) vacation.

The Boot takes inventory of the best tracks to blare as you're headed to, sitting on or just dreaming of the beach.

Sure, you know Carrie and Scotty were on American Idol. But can you name the hitmakers who were on Nashville Star?

Thompson Square and Phil Vassar are two of the artists confirmed so far for Charlie Daniels’ 11th Anniversary of the Charlie Daniels Band and Friends Concert. The 2012 Christmas 4 Kids benefit will take place on Monday, Nov. 19 at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.

A award-winning singer/songwriter who's had great lasting power is Phil Vassar and he's getting ready for the holidays with his next release, a 10-cut Christmas CD, "Noel".

It's finally the time of year for new Holiday songs to start arriving. I've always wondered how artists actually record these songs when its spring or summertime just to have it released right before Thanksgiving. How do they get all that Christmas spirit and party atmosphere put together to make sure the song feels right...

Bob Pickett has a chance to chat with Phil Vassar about among other things, how he learned to play Jingle Bells on the "ole upright" piano. He learned to play on his own and Lionel Ritchie was one of his early favorites. The former football star would listen to the radio and his tapes to pick up a chord here and there...