JackWhite

Wanda Jackson is the undisputed queen of rockabilly, a pioneering artist in the genre -- and a member of both the Rockabilly and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Oklahoma native also enjoyed a long career in country music and with her more recent recording projects has deftly blended rockabilly, country, gospel and blues music...

In 'Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story,' actor John C. Reilly took aim at musician-biopic conventions, using Joaquin Phoenix's portrayal of Johnny Cash as a jumping-off point for some irreverent, over-the-top comedy. But it turns out John has some genuine country chops...

Bob Dylan wrote of Hank Williams in his memoir 'Chronicles, Volume One,' that "Intuitively I knew, though, that his voice would never drop out of sight or fade away." 'The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams' is a new collection of songs which draws from notes and lyrics left behind in a briefcase by the country legend at the time of his unexpected death at age 29...

Wanda Jackson, the First Lady of Rockabilly, gives credit to Elvis Presley as the man who persuaded her to record the new music coming out of Memphis in the 1950s. Before there was rockabilly in her career, however, there was country, and after rockabilly there was Christian and gospel music...

A long way from her birthplace of Butcher Holler, Ky., and a far cry from her first visit to Nashville, Loretta Lynn walked the red carpet outside Nashville's Ryman Auditorium Tuesday night, October 12, looking radiant in a flowing golden gown, and on the arm of a beaming Garth Brooks...

The Secret Sisters, comprised of Laura and Lydia Rogers, arrive in stores with their self-titled debut album this week. The siblings teamed up with Grammy-winning producer T-Bone Burnett (of 'Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?' fame), along with Dave Cobb (Waylon Jennings, Jamey Johnson) to present this collection of purely vocal magic under the Universal Republic imprint created just for them, Beladroit

She recorded her first album and scored her first hit single when she was still a teenager. Now, 50 years into a remarkable career, Loretta Lynn is still writing, recording and performing -- and getting ready for a big celebration to mark a half-century in the music business...

Mary Gauthier's wry sense of humor brought so much good cheer to the audience gathered on September 9 at Nashville's historic Station Inn, it was as if a pressure valve had released pent-up tension leaving jubilation behind. Not that those at the Americana Music Festival take themselves overly seriously, but Mary's showcase did almost immediately follow the festival's star-studded awards ceremony

The Americana Honors and Awards ceremony is one week away, and the event's star power continues to rise. John Mellencamp and Wanda Jackson, who are both recipients of this year's Lifetime Achievement Award, will perform during the evening's festivities...

The Secret is out -- The Secret Sisters, that is. T-Bone Burnett, the Grammy-winning producer behind 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?' is presenting the new sister act on their highly-anticipated, self-titled opener on October 5. He is so excited and confident about these young ladies, that a new imprint of Universal Republic has been created especially for their release: Beladroit Records...