Seventy years ago in May 1956, radio stations across the nation played what would become the first hit for one of country ...

Cash Mountain Ranch, at 8736 Nye Road, has a new mural depicting the likeness of the late, great Johnny Cash, courtesy of ...

For country music fans, June 4 marks the anniversary of a record that didn't just capture a concert—it captured a moment that ...

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More than a country music icon, Johnny Cash has become a lasting emblem of American identity. A champion for the ...

Like many performers, music was a common thread in Griffith’s life. He was part of the brass band at church, where minister Ed Mickey taught him to play the trombone and sing. Upon his 1944 graduation ...

Artist were pushing the envelope in the '80s, testing the boundaries of sex and violence, but while some tried to disturb by design, others stumbled into it.

Gospel music fans will gather in Pangburn next month to sing and celebrate the legacy of a prolific Arkansas sacred ...

In Memphis music is amplified between the notes, not muffled under headphones. It spills from porches, churches, barbecue joints and old recording studios plastered with memorabilia. Here, music ...

A Black woman born in Cotton Plant more than 110 years ago helped build the foundations of rock 'n' roll, rose to ...

Love rarely unfolds the way anyone plans. The backstage encounter that turns into a lifelong partnership, the political ...

Bill Anderson topped the charts 57 years ago today with "My Life (Throw It Away If I Want To)", the top country song of 1969.