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WATCH: Merle Haggard On Why He's Still Touring At 75

Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Merle Haggard, The Today Show, Video, Merle Haggard Cancer, San Quentin, Ben Haggard, Johnny Cash, Fifty News

"That's what I'm for, that's what I do," Merle Haggard, "poet of the common man," said about the music that has catapulted him to stardom. "The H...

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PHOTOS: Reddit Users Send Hundreds Of Letters To Stranger Dying From Liver Disease

Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Down Syndrome, Reddit, Sean O'Connor, Sony Music Entertainment, Video, Ben Hardwick, Longonot Education Initiative, Johnny Cash, Liver Disease, Scott Widak, Slideexpand, Impact News

Though loving family members constantly support his dying uncle, Sean O’Connor turned to complete strangers to help lift his relative’s spirits. ...

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New Music Seminar: A Conversation With Tom Silverman, Plus Chatting With Marty Stuart and Jesse Winchester

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: New Music Seminar, Pandora, Jesse Winchester, Alison Krauss, Stonewall Jackson, Nicolette Larson, Sean Parker, Ed Bruce, Bmi, Dolly Parton, Jimmy Buffett, Iheartradio, Jimmie Rogers, Steve Forbert, Albert Grossman, Hank Williams, Roger McGuinn, Duane Eddy, Anne Murray, The Everly Brothers, Earl Scruggs, Johnny Cash, Clear Channel, Robbie Robertson, Napster, Lyle Lovett, Marty Stuart, Lester Flatts, Amerequine, New-Music-Seminar, Reverbnation, Entertainment News

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The Ultimate 4/20 Playlist

The Huffington Post | Crystal Bell | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Bob Marley, Pot Playlist, 420 Playlist, Roll Me Up, 420, Johnny Cash, 420 Music, Willie Nelson, Music, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Songs About Pot, Video, Willie Nelson Roll Me Up, Snoop Dogg, Peter Tosh, Entertainment News

Leave it Willie Nelson to proclaim "Roll me up and smoke me when I die" at the start of his latest track, "Roll Me Up," featuring famous stoner Snoop ...

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Dale Watson, Texas Honky Tonk Legend, Makes His First Stage Appearance In 'Ghost Brothers Of Darkland County'

Lucas Kavner | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Video, Dale Watson, Mellencamp, Stephen King, Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, Johnny Cash, Theatre, Atlanta, Musicals, Understudy, Country Music, Culture News

Last Tuesday night, a man who had never performed in a play in his life stepped in front of 750 people and into the lead role of a major new musical by Stephen King and John Mellencamp.

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Ancestors of Michelle Obama in the 1940 Census

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 04.15.2012

The cost for nine relatives of the First Lady -- including her mother, grandparents and great-grandparents -- to rent these cozy quarters in 1940? $45 a month or roughly the equivalent of $737 today.

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Dog Ears Music: Things My Accountant Says Playlist

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Count Basie, Ryan Adams & the Cardinals, The Strokes, The Knack, Robert Ellis, New Radicals, Trent Dabbs, Music, Billy Lee Riley, Gov?T Mule, Harper Simon, Skeletons, Buffalo Springfield, The Mynabirds, J.B. Lenoir, Young the Giant, Jamie Lidell, The Jaggerz, Rod Stewart, Johnny Cash, Danielle Evin, Ry Cooder, Peggy Lee, John Hammond, As Tall as Lions, mp3s, Hard-Fi, Jesse Winchester, Champion Jack Dupree, Phil Ramone, Fats Waller, Supergrass, Oasis, Ray Charles, Dog Ears, Entertainment News

This week our playlist includes music by Fats Waller, Champion Jack Dupree, Supergrass, Harper Simon, Count Basie and more.

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CRIME PLAYLIST: Musicians Who Did Hard Time

Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: George Michael, David Crosby, Johnny Cash, Steve Earle, Snoop Dogg, Merle Haggard, Lil Wayne, Spotify Playlists, Lil Kim, Jim Morrison, Tupac, Chuck Berry, Crime News

You've been charged with good taste in music. The only way to avoid hard time is to listen to this playlist. Jokes aside, between David Crosby's ni...

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Celebrities in the 1940 Census

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Hugh Hefner, National Archives, Betty White, Johnny Cash, Archives.com, George Clooney, Census, History, Neil Armstrong, Nick Clooney, Genealogy, Rosemary Clooney, Slidepollajax, Family History, 1940 Census, Celebrities, 1940 Census Online, 1940 Census Records, Celebrity News

One has to wonder if nine-year-old Neil Armstrong, who once spent his days walking around St. Mary's, Ohio, ever imagined that he would eventually be the first to walk on the moon.

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L!fe Happens at the Atlanta Film Festival

Kat Coiro | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Life Happens, Michael Chabon, Filmmaking, Children, Atlanta, Atlanta Film Festival, Kate Bosworth, Johnny Cash, Arts, Kat Coiro, L!Fe Happens, Fallon Goodson, Krysten Ritter, Culture News

Atlanta was the third city in which I've had the chance to watch my new movie in front of an audience. I sat in the back row and was able to genuinely lose myself in the story for the first time.

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Back to Tuskegee: A Conversation With Lionel Richie

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Jason Aldean, Kenny Rogers, Tim McGraw, The Commodores, Rascal Flatts, Johnny Cash, Alabama, Little Big Town, Lionel Richie, Berry Gordy, Elvis Presley, Jennifer Nettles, Shania Twain, Jimmy Buffett, Diana Ross, Blake Shelton, David Foster, Darius Rucker, The Temptations, Conway Twitty, Luther Vandross, Richard Marx, Mariah Carey, Billy Currington, Kenny Chesney, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Willie Nelson, Motown, Marvin Gaye, Entertainment News

Lionel, how did you assemble your roster of country artists for your new album Tuskegee?

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Bruce Springsteen's 'Wrecking Ball': 'Hold Tight To Your Anger'

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Pete Seeger, Giants Stadium, Wall Street Bonuses, Occupy Movement, Johnny Cash, Bruce Springsteen, Darkness at the Edge of Town, Birn to Run, Wrecking Ball, The Rising, Video, Entertainment News

Polls tell us 51% of Americans believe the bailout of the banks was wrong. An overwhelming majority --- 86% --- disapproves of big bonuses on Wall Str...

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Johnny Cash & Vietnam

Doug Bradley | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Music, Country and Western, Vietnam War, Johnny Cash, Vietnam War Protests, Johnny-Cash, Culture News

Black and white, rich and poor, officer and draftee, rural and urban -- Vietnam soldiers loved Johnny Cash and his music. For them, Cash stood for hard work, tough times, resilience, and honesty.

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Stars To Celebrate Johnny Cash's 80th Birthday

AP | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Johnny Cash, Kenny Chesney, Kris Kristofferson, Ray Lamontagne, Jamey Johnson, Johnny Cash 80th Birthday, Johnny Cash 80, Shooter Jennings, Lucinda Williams, Video, Celebrity News

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A diverse all-star lineup will celebrate the 80th birthday of Johnny Cash with an April concert. Kenny Chesney, Kris Kristof...

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Rosanne Cash on Johnny Cash Boyhood Home Restoration Project

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: Rosanne Cash, Music, House on the Lake, Johnny Cash Birthday, John Leventhal, The Essential Rosanne Cash, Johnny Cash, Video, Arkansas, Arkansas State University, Johnny Cash Museum, Entertainment News

"Jubilant. Such a thrilling project for my whole family and it was quite and emotional high. I didn't want to feel sad on his birthday. Even though there was poignancy, and a sense of missing him, it was celebratory. He would have loved this project."

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TO DO: Johnny Cash B-Day, Pete & Pete Reunion, Oscar Parties

Posted 02.24.2012

Read More: NY Around Town, Video, The Adventures of Pete & Pete, New York Weekend Events, New York Events, Johnny Cash, Oscars Viewing Party, New York News

Johnny Cash Birthday Bash Weekend Where: The Bell House, 149 7th Street, Brooklyn; (718) 643-6510 and Littlefield, 622 Degraw Street, Brooklyn; (718)...

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Top 10 Rock 'N' Roll Novelty Songs For Post 50s

Pat Gallagher | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Roger Miller, Brian Hyland, Ray Stevens, Novelty Songs, Chuck Berry, Johnny Cash, Classic Rock, Rock N Roll, Slidepollajax, Rock and Roll, Baby Boomers, Top Rock and Roll Songs, Rock and Roll Trivia, Fifty News

With the invention of rock 'n' roll around 1955, novelty songs picked up speed. Here's the countdown of the top 10 rock 'n' roll novelty songs.

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On the Culture Front: Tracing Americana Roots Through the Mountains of Southwest Virginia

Chris Kompanek | Posted 03.11.2012

Read More: The Crooked Road, Virginia Creeper Trail, Floyd's Country Store, Barter Theatre, Johnny Cash, Carter Family Fold, Primland, Virginia Travel, Southwest Virginia, Travel News

Modern culture and historical monuments from the Civil War reside side-by-side in Abingdon, where Lee's shadow still looms large.

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Working In Tennessee And Beyond: A Conversation With Merle Haggard

Mike Ragogna | Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: Tavis Smiley, Theresa Haggard, Ben Haggard, June Carter, Johnny Cash, Paul McCartney, Oprah, Merle Haggard, Warren Buffett, Willie Nelson, Elvis Presley, Entertainment News

The thing that I love most about Working In Tennessee is that it really comes across as a family album -- and Merle Haggard tells me that's exactly what he was going for.

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The Storyteller & Paradise Lost: Conversations With Todd Snider and Great American Taxi's Vince Herman

Mike Ragogna | Posted 02.27.2012

Read More: Eric McConnell, The Del McCoury Band, Leftover Salmon, Don Was, Todd Snider, John Prine, Jason D. Williams, James McMurtry, Jimmy Buffett, The Coral Reefer Band, Tim O'Brien, Great American Taxi, Don Henley, Hank Williams, The Partridge Family, Bob Mercer, Rush Limbaugh, The Sopranos, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Ben Kaufman, Bob Dylan, Bobby Bare, New Grass Revival, Vince Herman, Jeff Austin, Hot Rize, Jackson Browne, The Band, Robert Earl Keen, Shel Silverstein, Tonder Mountain Strong Band, Justin Bieber, Video, Entertainment News

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Kids' Top-Secret Tips For Family Travel

Peter Mandel | Posted 02.13.2012

Read More: Hawaii, Cheetos, Green Day, Travel Tips, Car Trips, Johnny Cash, Family Travel, Fairs, Driving on Back Roads, Parenting, Mad Libs, Boat Rides, The White Stripes, Traveling With Children, Diet Coke, Travel News

Most of the kids on my panel didn't really think travel was as fun and educational as their parents did, but, on the bright side, almost as many wanted to hit the road as hang out at home. Here are their secrets to make travel more fun.

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Miles Davis Biopic In The Works

Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Miles Davis Biopic, Johnny Cash, George Tillman Jr, Jazz Music, Heroin, Music, Music Biopic, Miles Davis, Miles-Davis-Bitches-Brew, Notorious B.I.G., Notorious, Biopic, Kind-of-Blue, Jazz, Bitches-Brew, Ray Charles, Soul Food, Arts News

An upcoming Miles Davis biopic looks like it will see the light of day after George Tillman Jr. has agreed to direct. Tillman's resume includes the No...

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Michael Jackson's "The Immortal Megamix," Plus Chatting With Chris Isaak and Phil Manzanera

Mike Ragogna | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Robert Wyatt, Chrissie Hynde, Roy Orbison, Enrique Bunbury, Eurythmics, Also Lopez Gavilan, Roxy Music, Gorillaz, Buddy Holly, Carlos Santana, Carl Perkins, Chris Isaak, David GIlmour, Paul Thompson, Buena Vista Social Club, Sun Records, Phil Manzanera, The Beatles, Brad Pitt, Stevie Wonder, David Lynch, David Bowie, Jimmy Stewart, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Costello, Frank Zappa, Steve Winwood, Bryan Ferry, Red Dwarf, Johnny Cash, Lucho Brieva, Bob Dylan, Keith Richards, Doctor Who, Elvis Presley, Sam Phillips, Cheech & Chong, Brian Eno, Héroes Del Silencio, Annie Lennox, Video, Entertainment News

"I've made a lot of records because that's what I do, and I've listened to a lot of records, and I have to tell you the truth--it wouldn't have mattered if The Beatles had recorded "A Hard Day's Night" on Silly Putty. It would have sounded good."

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The BEST Kid's Halloween Costume Ever

Posted 12.23.2011

Read More: Johnny Cash Halloween Costume, Video, Kids Costumes, Halloween 2011, Halloween Costume Ideas, Halloween Costumes, Johnny Cash, Funny Halloween Costumes, Kids Halloween Costumes, Best Halloween Costumes Ever, Johnny Cash Costume, Best Halloween Costume Ever, Comedy News

Everyone knows that putting a Led Zeppelin or Ramones t-shirt on your toddler is obnoxious; we get it, you're still cool even though you have a child....

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Chatting with American Idol Winner Scotty McCreery, Baaba Maal, The Box Story, and Ozzie & Harriet Estate Manager, Sam Nelson

Mike Ragogna | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Dylan Chenfeld, New York Rangers, The Goldbergs, The Pointer Sisters, Noah Chenfeld, Eminem, Grand Ole Opry, Tracy Nelson, Ncis, Carrie Underwood, Chris Salewicz, Teen Idol, A Day to Remember, Harriet Nelson, Panic! At the Disco, Fela Kuti, Rascal Flatts, Johnny Cash, The Box Story, Eric Rushing, H Is Orange, Metallica, Mark Bright, Elvis Presley, Chelsea Grin, Ricky Nelson, The Monkees, Kickstarter, David Nelson, Frank Sinatra, Freestyle, American Idol, Ozzie Nelson, Justin Bieber, The Devil Wears Prada, The Strokes, Mac Miller, The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet, Scotty McCreery, Merle Haggard, The Beatles, Sam Nelson, Matthew Nelson, The Artery Foundation, Rick Nelson, Conway Twitty, Mark Harmon, Guitar Hero, Vampire Weekend, New York Knicks, Big L, The Partridge Family, The Crimson Armada, Simon & Garfunkel, Nelson, The Warped Tout, Gunner Nelson, The Donna Reed Show, Baaba Maal, Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chillli Peppers, Life Magazine, Ozzie & Harriett, Father Knows Best, Ben Folds, Saturday Night Live, John Scheinfeld, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News

Scotty McCreery's new album Clear As Day just hit #1 in Billboard, and it features some very personal songs that seem to fit him perfectly. He tells me how he picked this batch.

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