Johnny Cash could cough better than most people could sing, says country legend’s bandmate

A lost album of all original compositions by Johnny Cash, simply called Songwriter, has been lovingly masterminded by his son John Carter Cash

IN his prime, Johnny Cash’s chiselled features seemed as if they were hewn from granite. Imagine how great he’d look on Mount Rushmore — if the National Memorial sculpture was for singers, not presidents. 8 […]

Steve Earle Offers Homage to Tom Petty, Delivers “Yer So Bad” Cover 

Steve Earle Offers Homage to Tom Petty, Delivers "Yer So Bad" Cover 

Steve Earle’s contributions to the highly-anticipated tribute album Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration of Tom Petty, due on June 21 via Big Machine Records, have dropped. “Yer So Bad” finds Earle expanding the original […]

Unheard Johnny Cash Album ‘Songwriter’ Slated for Release, with Preview Single “Well Alright”

Unheard Johnny Cash Album ‘Songwriter’ Slated for Release, with Preview Single “Well Alright”

Photo Credit: Alan Messer This summer, an unheard album from the great Johnny Cash will see public release after three decades in the vault. Set to arrive on June 28 via Mercury Nashville/UMe, Songwriter comprises […]

Dolly Parton Reveals Cover of Tom Petty’s “Southern Accents”

Dolly Parton has revealed her reimagined rendition of Tom Petty’s song “Southern Accents” for the forthcoming compilation, Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration of Tom Petty.  The song features a prologue delivered by the late […]

Stevie Van Zandt Taps Sheryl Crow, Peter Gabriel & More for TeachRock Artist Council

Stevie Van Zandt TeachRock

Photo Credit: RobDeMartin TeachRock, the open education resource launched by Stevie Van Zandt, has announced the members of its newly formed Artist Council. The Artist Council will include celebrated musicians Erykah Badu, Common, Sheryl Crow, […]

Stagecoach Festival 2023 Lineup Announced – 15th Anniversary

Stagecoach 2022 lineup

Photo Credit: Goldenvoice The Stagecoach Festival has revealed its 2022 lineup for its 15th anniversary with headline performances from Luke Bryan, Kane Brown, and Chris Stapleton. This year’s Stagecoach Festival is happening in April 28-30, […]

Once Compared to Bob Dylan, Singer-Songwriter Steve Forbert Knows It’s All About the Singles

Once Compared to Bob Dylan, Singer-Songwriter Steve Forbert Knows It’s All About the Singles

Being likened to Bob Dylan musically is like drawing comparisons to Michael Jordan in basketball or Chef Boyardee in canned ravioli. It’s simply an impossibility to live up to. Yet, those were the early expectations […]