American Songwriter

3 of the Most Pivotal Country Albums From the 1970s

We found three of the most pivotal country albums from the 1970s, which all helped shape the artists' careers.

70 Years Ago, Johnny Cash Released the Song That Later Revitalized His Career

Johnny Cash released Folsom Prison Blues 70 years ago and it later saved his career, gave a voice to the forgotten, and ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1955, Johnny Cash Released This Iconic Song With Inaccuracies He Would Later Explain With Four Simple Words

Johnny Cash had a simple explanation for legal and geographical inaccuracies in "Folsom Prison Blues", released on 1955.
Taste of Country

50 Greatest Country Album Covers of All Time, Ranked [Pictures]

Two albums placed back-to-back on this list of the 50 greatest country covers epitomize how important album art was and is. What Are the Greatest Country Album Covers of All Time? At No. 20, find ...

Country Music

Beyoncé, Jelly Roll and Post Malone have all embraced country music as the genre has had a pop culture takeover in the last ...
Jazz Journal

Reviewed: Jimmy Gourley | Jonathan Mayer | Ben Webster | Yusef Lateef

In October, Graham Colombé reviewed Rolande Hugard-Gourley’s book and referred to pianist Henri Renaud’s words about the significance of guitarist Jimmy Gourley’s influence on French jazz. This ...