The Lasting Impact of Johnny Cash’s ‘Hurt’
Johnny Cash’s late career renaissance on producer Rick Rubin’s American Recordings label somehow managed to make the Man in Black an even cooler customer for devoted fans who otherwise might’ve never...
View Article90s Country Artists You Forgot You Loved
Ah, 90s country. The glorious golden age that gave us neo-traditional gems, pop-country classics and linedancing. It was the decade of Garth, Time, Faith and Shania and the infamous Class of 1989 —...
View ArticleWillie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson Honor Johnny Cash With ‘Forever / I...
The two living Highwaymen, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson, have recorded a track together for the Johnny Cash: Forever Words project. The collaborative album consists of songs performed by...
View ArticleJohn Carter Cash Announces New Album, ‘We Must Believe in Magic’
John Carter Cash, musician and son of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash, has announced that he’ll release a new two-disc LP, We Must Believe in Magic, on April 21 (Record Store Day). The album is a...
View ArticleCountry Classics Revisited: Johnny Cash’s ‘I Walk the Line’
On April 2, 1956, Johnny Cash’s “I Walk The Line” hit No. 1 on the country music charts as the third single off of Cash’s first album, Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guitar. Sixty-two years later,...
View Article‘Johnny Cash: Forever Words’ Gives New Life to the Man in Black’s Writings
Tribute albums are a fickle bunch. At their best, they breathe new life and new meaning into an artist’s storied catalog. Think Chimes Of Freedom, a sprawling four-album, multi-genre collection...
View ArticleWillie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Kacey Musgraves and Ruston Kelly’s Johnny...
Hands down, two of the most powerful moments on Johnny Cash: Forever Words are the introduction and subsequent duet. And now you can get all emotional not just hearing them, but watching them as well....
View ArticleThe Surprising Story Behind Johnny Cash’s ‘A Boy Named Sue’
On Sept. 16, 1969, Johnny Cash‘s “A Boy Named Sue” hit No. 1 on the country charts. By all accounts, the song is one of Cash’s most iconic recordings. To this day, “A Boy Named Sue” permeates pop...
View ArticleThe Legacy of Johnny Cash’s Sophomore Prison Album, ‘At San Quentin’
In 1969, just one year after furthering his proto-punk and outlaw image with famed live album At Folsom Prison, Johnny Cash visited another California correctional facility. His February concert at San...
View ArticleRemembering the Country, Folk and Gospel Showcase ‘The Johnny Cash Show’
Back when variety shows dominated the three or four channels available in most homes, The Johnny Cash Show offered more than its namesake’s music to the masses. Across two seasons and 56 episodes, Cash...
View ArticleListen to Ashley McBryde’s Buoyant New Single, ‘Radioland’
On her upcoming single “Radioland,” Ashley McBryde waxes poetically about country radio’s impact on her creative journey. The 34-year-old singer grew up in Mammoth Spring, Arkansas at a time when the...
View ArticleSongs You Forgot You Loved: Carlene Carter Goes Maverick With ‘Something...
Carlene Carter’s “Something Already Gone” reminds country music fans of a couple of things: there’s been a lot of talents over the years in the Cash-Carter clan, and the 1994 film version of Maverick...
View ArticleHow ‘Walk The Line’ Brought New Eyes to Country Music
In a post-American Recordings landscape, fans of the Man in Black were in for a treat when Walk the Line hit theaters on Nov. 18, 2005. The award-winning film, starring Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash...
View ArticleHow Merle Kilgore Became Country Music’s Jack-of-All-Trades
Like Hank Cochran and other songwriters with their own recording careers, Wyatt Merle Kilgore made an impact outside of penning some all-time great country hits. While co-writing Johnny Cash’s “Ring of...
View ArticleCountry Classics Revisited: The Immortal Life of The Carter Family’s ‘Keep On...
We can’t achieve immortality, but sometimes music can do that for us. That’s certainly the case with the Carter Family’s rendition of “Keep on the Sunny Side.” The Carter Family is known as the First...
View ArticleWatch Kacey Musgraves and Reese Witherspoon Discuss Gender Disparity in...
Kacey Musgraves recently sat down actress Reese Witherspoon for Witherspoon’s new unscripted series Shine on With Reese. During their chat the singer-songwriter discussed the country music industry...
View ArticleMeet Rod Brasfield, an Opry Legend and Classic Country Comedian
Country comedian Rod Brasfield’s career overlaps the early years of the Grand Ole Opry and paved the way for everyone from Minnie Pearl to Cledus T. Judd. Smithville, Mississippi native Rodney Leon...
View Article10 Best Reba McEntire Videos
Reba McEntire’s comedic chops and natural charisma made her an ideal multimedia superstar across time, from country’s post-MTV music video channels to the promotional opportunities offered by the even...
View ArticleMeet Second Generation Country Music Innovators, the Stoneman Sisters
By helping set Ralph Peer’s 1927 Bristol Sessions in motion and raising a dozen accomplished musicians, Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Ernest V. “Pop” Stoneman impacted the commercial development...
View ArticleWatch Travis Tritt Jam Some Waylon With Jake Owen
On the surface, Real Country co-hosts Travis Tritt and Jake Owen are polar opposites. The veteran Tritt represents tradition and harsh opinions about pop crossover compromises, while Owen is the type...
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