American Songwriter

Born on This Day in 1928, the Innovative Tennessee Three Guitarist Who Shaped Johnny Cash’s Iconic Sound

Ninety-eight years ago today, the guitarist who helped shape Johnny Cash's signature sound was born in Mississippi.

Stream it or skip it: ‘Beast Games’ season 2 on Prime Video, where MrBeast wrangles another huge cast of money-hungry reality challengers

As Beast Games returns for Season 2, MrBeast is promising bigger money, bigger challenges – even a bigger and better Beast ...
American Songwriter

The 1989 Song About Elvis Presley That Johnny Cash Later Asked to Cover: “That’s Like Elvis Asking”

When this mega star asked Depeche Mode if he could cover “Personal Jesus”, it was as if Elvis himself was asking.

‘Song Sung Blue’ Director Craig Brewer Says Studios Kept Rejecting His Movie About a Midwestern Couple: Audiences Won’t ‘Like These People’

Before shooting started on “Song Sung Blue,” Craig Brewer gathered Hugh Jackman, Kate Hudson and the rest of the musical ...