Ed Bruce, ‘Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys’ Songwriter, Dead at 81
Posted in: Music Country
Country musician recorded several Top Ten hits, including “You’re the Best Break This Old Heart Ever Had”
Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson Get Animated for Christmas in ‘Pretty Paper’ Video
Posted in: Music CountryStudio recording of the duet appears on Parton’s ‘A Holly Dolly Christmas’ album
The Best Music Books of 2020
Posted in: Music FeaturesHere are the must-read music books of the year — from revealing memoirs to historical deep dives, from boy bands to the blues and beyond
Flashback: Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson Make Music History
Posted in: Music NewsIn 1976, ‘Wanted! The Outlaws’ became the first country album ever to reach platinum status
Hear Karen O and Willie Nelson’s Transformative Cover of Queen and David Bowie’s ‘Under Pressure’
Posted in: Music News“I can’t listen to this song without tearing up every time Willie comes in,” Yeah Yeah Yeahs singer says
Jerry Jeff Walker’s ‘Viva Terlingua’: Inside the Fringe Country Album
Posted in: Music CountryReleased in 1973, the live recording helped define country music’s counterculture via songs like “Up Against the Wall Redneck Mother”
Johnny Bush, ‘Whiskey River’ Songwriter and Texas Country Singer, Dead at 85
Posted in: Music CountryA Lone Star State staple, Bush was a lifelong friend of Willie Nelson and gave him one of his signature songs
Jerry Lee Lewis Announces 85th Birthday Livestream With Elton John, Bill Clinton, More
Posted in: Music NewsWillie Nelson, Lee Ann Womack, Tom Jones will also offer tributes
Watch Willie Nelson and Sons Cover John Lennon’s ‘Watching the Wheels’
Posted in: Music NewsSean Ono Lennon, Rufus Wainwright, Jeff Tweedy, Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker, and more performed covers to mark the late Beatle’s 80th birthday
Watch the ‘Farm Aid 2020 On the Road’ Livestream
Posted in: Music NewsWillie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews, Margo Price, Chris Stapleton, Brandi Carlile and many more perform virtually for annual fundraiser
