THE JOHNNY CASH SHOW – Airdate: September 6, 1969. (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)JUNE CARTER CASH;JOHNNY CASH Some country songs are so infectious, their choruses so…
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Remember When Johnny Cash Covered a Tom Petty Classic in the Early 2000s?
An all-star Tribute to Johnny Cash scheduled to air on TNT April 18, 1999/ Hammerstein Ballroom, NYC NY (Photo Scott Gries/ImageDirect) In 1989, Tom Petty had a big hit with “I Won’t…
Did You Know That Mick Jagger (Allegedly) and Carly Simon Wrote Two Fantastic Songs About Each Other in 1972 and 1976?
Carly Simon, portrait, London, 1972. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images) It’s always fun to speculate on the true-life identities of characters depicted in popular songs. Carly Simon and Mick Jagger gave fans…
On This Day in 1960, Chubby Checker Entered the Pop Chart With a Hit Masterminded by Dick Clark
Chubby Checker On this day (August 1) in 1960, Chubby Checker’s version of “The Twist” entered the Billboard Hot 100. A little more than a month later, it reached the top of…
3 Soft Rock Songs That Defined Summer for Millions of Americans in 1981
UNSPECIFIED – CIRCA 1981: Photo of Air Supply (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Remember summer break in 1981? If you were young back then, you probably remember many of the songs…