Elton John’s Song Was Nearly Forgotten Until a ’70s Legend Covered It and Outshined the Original

Aretha Franklin's soulful cover of Elton John's Border Song performed better in the charts than the original, her gospel ...
American Songwriter

A Novelty Song About a Self-Made Cadillac Christened the Psychobilly Genre and Was Johnny Cash’s Last to Top the Country Chart

Johnny Cash often revealed the lighter side to some of his darker-themed songs of crime, despair, death, and other murder ballads. In 1966, Cash highlighted some of the more lively pages in his ...
Chicago Tribune

Songs of Johnny Cash take center stage in Elmhurst at program featuring his son and radio legend Terri Hemmert

The lyrics of over 500 songs written by a songwriting and performing icon are contained in the new book, “The Complete Johnny Cash: Lyrics from a Lifetime of Songwriting.” John Carter Cash, the son of ...
The Nation Newspaper

Johnny Drille: ‘No artist knows when a song will be a hit’

Singer-songwriter Johnny Drille has explained what makes a hit song, admitting that no artist can truly predict when a track will blow up. Speaking on a recent podcast, the Mavin Records artist ...
American Songwriter

3 Johnny Cash Songs That Don’t Reside Under the Country Music Umbrella

Johnny Cash didn’t just sing country music; he was country music. We need not explain why that is the case, but the bottom line is that Johnny Cash was and always will be the epitome of country music.
Yahoo! Sports

Johnny Manziel drops Chiefs Andy Reid draft admission

Manziel entered the 2014 NFL Draft with as much hype as anyone. The former Heisman winner was a dual-threat quarterback with tantalizing talent. Manziel’s off-field issues scared some teams away, but ...
KLTV

Texas Country Music Hall of Fame inducts Asleep at the Wheel, Johnny Horton

CARTHAGE, Texas (KLTV) - The stars shined bright Saturday night in Carthage as the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame welcomed its newest inductees. For 55 years, Ray Benson and Asleep at the Wheel have ...
collider

Country Legend Johnny Cash Pushed the Limits—And Then One Song Got Banned From Radio

Karly B. is a music news journalist at Collider, specializing in the Western and Asian music industries. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Digital Media and Web Technology, she has dedicated part ...
People

Tina Knowles Broke Down Crying the First Time She Heard Beyoncé's Song Honoring Uncle Johnny, Who Died of AIDS

"I wished Johnny were there to dance with me because we would have tore it up," Tina wrote of Beyoncé's Renaissance Tour Marina Watts is a Digital Writer, Music at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...
KLTV

Texas Country Music Hall of Fame announces Asleep at the Wheel, Johnny Horton as 2025 inductees

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) -The Texas Country Music Hall of Fame is proud to announce the 2025 inductees: legendary Western swing band Asleep at the Wheel and the iconic Johnny Horton. This year’s induction ...
Yahoo

One-on-one with Debbie Horton: The only woman to play lead guitar with Johnny Cash

HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Johnny Cash was an icon, friend and inspiration for many, including Debbie Horton. Continuing with News 2 On Tour in Sumner County—which is also the home of Johnny ...