My father’s awesome voice was just perfect for The Dukes Of Hazzard theme, says Waylon Jennings’ son Shooter

REMEMBER those big rectangular pre-digital VHS tapes? Well, Shooter Jennings, son of late country music great Waylon, has ...

Country Music Casualty: The Tortured Life and Untimely Death of Luke Bell

Luke Bell was a promising country singer whose struggle with mental illness, and a lack of U.S. healthcare options, led to ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1947, Hank Williams Took a Second Swing at a Song His Son Would Take to the Top of the Chart Decades Later

Seventy-eight years ago today, Hank Williams walked into Castle Studio to re-record a song that his son would take to No. 1 ...
American Songwriter

Born on This Day in 1932, Willie Nelson’s Longtime Friend, Drummer, Co-Star, and Right-Hand Man

On this day (November 6) in 1932, Paul English was born in Vernon, Texas. English was in his 20s when he met Willie Nelson. The two became fast friends and, after a few years, he joined the rising ...