The Man in Black had a few favorites and an entire album's worth of tracks that exposed the worst side of himself.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Every day marks another milestone in music history, be it a famous musician's birthday, the anniversary of a groundbreaking album ...

When Johnny Cash recorded “I Walk The Line”, he was two years into his marriage to his first wife, Vivian Liberto. He was also quickly becoming famous, thanks to two early hits, with “Cry! Cry! Cry!” ...

A New York Times list of the 30 greatest living American songwriters sparks debate and highlights notable omissions.

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Memphis has been many things: the birthplace of the blues, ground zero for the revolution of rock 'n' roll, and the city that ...

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Mr. Coe, who wrote “Take This Job and Shove It” and other hits, was a transgressive exponent of the outlaw country movement of the 1970s and ’80s. By Bill Friskics-Warren David Allan Coe, the country ...

One of my strongest childhood memories with my dad is listening to him sing Johnny Cash songs, then patiently answering questions I had about their stories. For example, where was the narrator waking ...