Max McNown’s Grand Ole Opry debut nearly didn’t happen. His car broke down in the wrong parking lot, and he was sweating through his pearl snap shirt waiting for a tow. Continue…
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4 Willie Nelson Lyrics That Still Stop Us in Our Tracks
Willie Nelson at the Poplar Creek Music Theater in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, August 19, 1984. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images) Willie Nelson really should get more credit for his lyricism. Here are…
Born 85 Years Ago Today in Georgia, the “King of Soul” Behind the First-Ever Posthumous No. 1 Hit
Otis Redding performing at the Monterey Pop Festival, 1967 On this day in 1941, the King of Soul was born in Dawson, Georgia. At just 26, Otis Redding left behind a massive…
Why One of Eric Clapton’s Most Famous Supergroups Fell Apart in the Late 1960s
Keeping a band together isn’t an easy feat. Plenty have failed to do it in the past, and many more will likely do so in the future. Even a band that’s perfect…
Remember When Billy Ray Cyrus Covered This Don Williams Classic Twice?
TODAY — Pictured: Billy Ray Cyrus on Wednesday, September 5, 2018 — (Photo by: Nathan Congleton/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images) Billy Ray Cyrus liked a Don Williams song…