The Midwest has a storied tradition of two-piece bands, birthing a couple of this generation’s most defining ones. Although not quite the White Stripes or the Black Keys, Wisconsin’s 20 Watt Tombstone ...

There's at least one artist that we know of who penned an entire song about Johnny Cash's addictions: Kris Kristofferson.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Johnny Cash historian Mark Stielper and Cash's son, John Carter Cash, on their book, Johnny Cash: The Life in Lyrics and the Man in Black's legacy as a songwriter.

They explain how Cash went into a studio with members of his touring band in 1993 and quickly recorded these 11 demos of songs he’d recently written, and then set the recordings aside as he soon moved ...

You know, seeing that Johnny Venus — also known as Olu of Earthgang — had a new love song out featuring Spillage Village compatriot 6lack, you might have thought you’d hear 6lack doing the crooning ...

The music of one of country music's biggest legends is featured in the new trailer for upcoming film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. Johnny Cash's gospel song “Ain’t No Grave," off ...

The song "Johnny," Eric Church's second single from his 2025 album Evangeline vs. the Machine, was inspired by what he called "the hardest thing" he has ever done. Backed by a full choir, the country ...

Legendary musician Johnny Cash would have turned 90-years-old on Saturday. Commonly known as "The Man in Black," Cash wrote famous songs such as "Ring of Fire," "I Walk the Line," and "Folsom Prison ...

Johnny Mandel, the Oscar- and Grammy-winning songwriter of “The Shadow of Your Smile,” “Emily” and the theme from “M*A*S*H,” has died. He was 94. “If Johnny Mandel had just composed ‘The Shadow of ...