“THE LAST TIME THE CROWD SAW HIM, HE DIDN’T SING
A Tribute That Felt Like a Farewell The last time Johnny Cash appeared before a…
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jason “THE MAN WHO MADE COUNTRY MUSIC SMILE.” On September 1,
On September 1, 2008, country music lost a voice that never learned how to sound…
THE NIGHT WAYLON JENNINGS WROTE “GOOD HEARTED WOMAN” They say
A Song Born Far From the Studio They say outlaw songs aren’t born in studios…
“THE SNOWMAN SMILED THROUGH THE SMOKE AND LEFT US ‘ANOTHER
The Man Who Turned Warnings Into Laughter Jerry Reed had laughed at danger his whole…
THIS SONG ALMOST WASN’T RELEASED. In 1969, Jerry Reed didn’t
A Forgotten Tune from Another Century In 1969, Jerry Reed didn’t go looking for a…
“THE GENTLE HAND BEHIND A THOUSAND LOVE SONGS.” On June
The Day the Strings Fell Silent On June 30, 2001, country music lost one of…
HE WROTE A LETTER TO HENRY FORD. In the late
In the late 1960s,Jerry Reedwas doing what millions of Americans were doing every morning: sitting…
HE DIED — BUT WAYLON JENNINGS NEVER LEFT THE ROOM.
They say Waylon Jennings left this world in 2002. The headlines came and went.Radiosplayed his…
SOME CALLED HIM CRAZY — Jerry Reed CALLED HIM “MUSIC.”
They say every great country song begins with a character you can’t make up. Jerry…
SOME CALLED HER DANGER — JOHNNY CASH CALLED HER A
The Woman Who Walked In From the Night They say every great country song begins…