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Johnny Cash to Be Inducted Into Gospel Music Hall of Fame
Johnny Cash to Be Inducted Into Gospel Music Hall of Fame
Johnny Cash to Be Inducted Into Gospel Music Hall of Fame
He's a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Now, the late Johnny Cash will be inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. The Man in Black, who died in 2003, is one of several members who will be inducted posthumously, including famed disc jockey Bill 'Hoss' Allen, as well as Grammy-nominated Christian band Degarmo an
James Otto ‘Goosed’ by Ronnie Milsap
James Otto ‘Goosed’ by Ronnie Milsap
James Otto ‘Goosed’ by Ronnie Milsap
James Otto counts Ronnie Milsap as a big musical influence and often performs Ronnie's hit, 'Stranger In My House,' during his sets as tribute. Therefore, when James wrote a tune for his new album that was inspired by 'Stranger,' he knew the track wouldn't be complete without help from his hero...
Ray Charles and Johnny Cash ‘Undiscovered’ Duet Surfaces
Ray Charles and Johnny Cash ‘Undiscovered’ Duet Surfaces
Ray Charles and Johnny Cash ‘Undiscovered’ Duet Surfaces
Almost thirty years ago, two of music's biggest icons -- Ray Charles and Johnny Cash -- got together in a Nashville studio and recorded a duet. The song, originally intended for a CBS Records album in 1981, was ultimately dropped from the project, remaining virtually hidden from the public since that time...
Beau Davidson Tells His Country Story
Beau Davidson Tells His Country Story
Beau Davidson Tells His Country Story
A classically-trained singer and one of Cosmpolitan magazine's 50 Hottest Bachelors, Beau Davidson has appeared on several TV shows, including 'Days of Our Lives' and 'The Bold and the Beautiful,' yet he's still a pure country boy at heart...
Acclaimed Session Musician Larry Knechtel Dies at 69
Acclaimed Session Musician Larry Knechtel Dies at 69
Acclaimed Session Musician Larry Knechtel Dies at 69
Larry Knechtel, a one-time collaborator of Elvis Presley's and an accomplished sideman in both the rock and country worlds, died Thursday, Aug. 20 at the age of 69. Knechtel, who won a 1970 Grammy award for his arrangement of Simon and Garfunkel's enduring 'Bridge Over Troubled Water,' succumbed to an apparent heart attack, according to a report by his local newspaper, the Yakima Herald Republic..
Gone Country: Ray Charles
Gone Country: Ray Charles
Gone Country: Ray Charles
The Genius of Soul not only made an impression on country music, he transformed it. His two 'Modern Sounds in Country & Western Music' albums in the early '60s did as much to popularize the genre as any of the era's country stars. Brother Ray's big-band R&B arrangements redefined songs like 'I Can't Stop Loving You' and 'You Are My Sunshine.' Charl...