Leon Thomas’ soulful ballad “Mutt” joins a long line of songs with dog themes or variations of dog words in their titles to make the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100. The success of “Mutt,” which has ...

Country music is built upon a bedrock of storytelling, and alongside many of the genre's most beloved topics, such as romance, heartbreak, romantic betrayal, small-town nostalgia and familial ties, is ...