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?

They're looking forward to better times.

Kix Brooks tells 'Songs From the Cellar' host Phil Vassar that a heart-to-heart between himself and Ronnie Dunn led to Brooks & Dunn's hit song "Red Dirt Road."

"That just kind of came out, and we said, 'Oh, let's write that.' So, we did ..."

You might remember Bon Jovi and Jennifer Nettles' "Who Says You Can't Go Home," but it wouldn't be the '80s rock band's last time on the country charts.

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It's the most wonderful time of the year.

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

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