Where there's smoke, there's bound to be fire, so the saying goes ... and where there's money, there's bound to be lawsuits, even between generally congenial country stars.
The Cadillac Three's Jaren Johnston practically grew up at the Grand Ole Opry, and the singer and guitarist has a lot of memories of meeting some of country music's biggest stars. Johnston specifically recalls a funny (in hindsight) run-in with country legend Porter Wagoner.
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Dolly Parton's autobiographical 1971 hit, "Coat of Many Colors" is one of 25 recordings added to the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry for 2011, bringing the Registry's total number of recordings to 350.
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"People talk to me about retiring ... Darlin', I'm the least retiring person you ever met in your life," Dolly Parton confesses to The Star. "I'm not slowin' down, I'm goin' faster. The fewer days I got left, the more I gotta do in them...
Dolly Parton took control during Marty Stuart's Late Night Jam Wednesday (June 8), receiving a standing ovation as she walked onto the Ryman Auditorium stage. Looking great in a black pant suit with rhinestone pink and yellow flowers, the icon thanked Marty for inviting her to be part of the concert, which benefits MusiCares...
On Monday morning, November 15, the lavish Opryland Hotel reopened its doors after being shut down in May after devastating floods filled the interior of the hotel with 24 feet of water. After 280,890 feet of new carpet, 5,650 gallons of paint, 2,200 new doors, 21,400 sheets of drywall, 142,915 pieces of porcelain, marble, granite and decorative glass, two million feet of voice and data cables, an
He looks like a rockabilly singer in a Porter Wagoner rhinestone suit. When it comes to the bottom line, however, it's hard to describe the scope of Marty Stuart's career and influence in country music. He's worked for Johnny Cash and Lester Flatt...
He may have been the young man who bombed when he played his one and only show at the Grand Ole Opry in 1954, but even when Elvis Presley was told that night to go home, quit music forever and go back to his job driving a truck, the fiery talent inside the Mississippi native would not be quelled...
'The Cold Hard Facts of Life' -- Porter Wagoner (1967)
Wandering Words: "Who taught who the cold hard facts of life?"
Returning early from a business trip, a man picks up champagne to surprise his wife. Another customer at the liquor store is buying wine for a party, he says with a wink...