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The Simpsons has attracted more than its fair share of extremely famous guest stars over the years, but Johnny Cash's appearance was one that the show's creator really treasured.Cash lent his voice to an episode titled "El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer," which translates to "The Mysterious Voyage of Our Homer," according to SimpsonsWiki.com. Episode Eight of Season Nine first aired on Jan. 5, 1997, and Cash appeared as a most unexpected spirit guide for Homer Simpson.The plot of the episode centers around a local chili cookoff, which Homer's wife...

The country group returns with a new single before embarking on their headlining winter tour Old Dominion find a happy place to visit again and again in their newly released song “Memory Lane.” It’s the CMA-winning country group’s latest single, and first release since their August collaboration with Kenny Chesney on “Beer With My Friends.” As its title suggests, “Memory Lane” is heavy on nostalgia, but the kind that’s tinged with sadness. The shuffling beat and acoustic guitar propel the tune along at a nice clip while singer Matthew Ramsey...

Dolly Parton is no stranger to teaming up with fellow musical legends, and in 2023, she's continuing that trend with an epic, cross-genre collaboration with soul-pop star Dionne Warwick.Warwick shared the news in a sit-down interview on the Tamron Hall Show, explaining that it all started when Parton pitched her a song to record."And I said, 'Okay, sounds like a deal.' She's such a sweetheart," Warwick recounts. "And she sent me another song, the one we're gonna be doing as a duet.""It's a gospel song, called 'Peace Like a River,"...

Like Pearl Jam for the TikTok age, country/Americana star Zach Bryan is taking aim at the live-events behemoth Ticketmaster. The singer-songwriter immortalized his intense dislike for the company by titling his new live album All My Homies Hate Ticketmaster (Live at Red Rocks) and surprise-releasing it last month, along with a vow to limit his headlining shows in 2023. Bryan’s move comes after fan complaints about the availability of tickets to his concerts and inflated prices. “I have met kids at my shows who have paid upwards of four-hundred bucks...

Born January 4, 1966, Deana Carter rose to stardom in 1996 with the release of her acclaimed debut record Did I Shave My Legs for This? The Nashville, Tenn. native first got her foot in the door when her demo tape caught the ear of country legend Willie Nelson, who then invited the then unknown singer-songwriter to be a part of the 1994 Farm Aid concert lineup. A record deal soon followed, and the first song from Did I Shave My Legs for This? was "Strawberry Wine," a No. 1 hit that has become a...

The Latin music industry had another massive year in 2022, seeing a 35 percent growth in revenue, according to the RIAA. That momentum shows no signs of slowing down as artists like Bad Bunny and Karol G continue topping the charts and selling out massive tours — and there are even more rising stars right at their heels, ready to take the music even farther. 2022 had plenty of breakout acts from across Latin America and the diaspora. Uncompromising and unapologetically honest artists such as Tokischa and Villano Antillano saw...

1"That's All Right"Elvis PresleyThe 1954 recording session that produced "That's All Right," Presley's debut single and first major hit, actually wasn't the first time Presley had set foot in Sun Studio. He first checked in for studio time a year earlier, in 1953, to record a two-sided disc of "My Happiness" and "That's When Your Heartaches Begin." Presley didn't make much of an impression on Phillips at the time, although his secretary, Marion Keisker, wrote down in a note after the session that he was a "good ballad singer."In January...

"Those who come to put a damn phone in my face, I consider that what it is: a lack of respect, and I'll treat that the same way." Bad Bunny has responded after a video showed him grabbing and throwing a fan’s phone in the Dominican Republic. On Twitter, he wrote that people who come up to him and shove a phone in his face are showing a “lack of respect,” and that he’ll treat that kind of behavior in the same way. The now-viral clip, which began circulating Monday,...

Seventy-two years ago today (Jan. 3, 1950) was an historic day for country music, although no one was aware of it at the time: It was on that date that the famous Sun Studio -- home of future recordings from Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis, among others -- opened in Memphis, Tenn.Sam Phillips, a radio engineer at Memphis radio station WREC-AM, opened Sun Studio -- originally named Memphis Recording Service -- at 706 Union Ave., along with his good friend and assistant, Marion Keister. Phillips also opened Phillips Records...

“He joins our brothers Maurice, Monte, and Ronald in heaven and is now drumming with the angels,” Verdine White wrote in a tribute Fred White, drummer for the groundbreaking funk outfit Earth, Wind and Fire — and half-brother of lead singer Maurice and brother of bassist Verdine White — has died, his family announced on Jan. 1. White was 67 years old. “He joins our brothers Maurice, Monte, and Ronald in heaven and is now drumming with the angels,” Verdine White wrote in a tribute shared on Instagram. (He did...

Little Jimmy Dickens was born James Cecil Dickens in 1920, in the tiny town of Bolt, W. Va. Dickens may have been small in stature -- he was only 4 feet, 11 inches -- but his presence was larger than life.Originally performing for local radio stations under the stage name Jimmy the Kid, Dickens switched his moniker to Little Jimmy Dickens around the time he got his first record deal, with Columbia Records, in 1948. He quickly became an international sensation and was the first country artist to travel around...

New Year, New Music The 16-track album is inspired by Martyn Ware, Brian Eno, Jean-Michel Jarre, and Will Sergeant Moby released a new album, Ambient 23, on Sunday. Earlier in the month, the musician announced the LP, explaining that the 16-track set is inspired by his early ambient heroes, including Martyn Ware, Brian Eno, Jean-Michel Jarre, and Will Sergeant. “It’s a bit different than some of my more recent Ambient records because it’s almost exclusively made with weird old drum machines and old synths,” he added. Trending On its release...

Forty-eight years ago today, on Jan. 2, 1975, Austin City Limits premiered on PBS. The show's inaugural episode, which aired as part of a PBS pledge drive, featured Willie Nelson as its very first guest.ACL's original first episode actually taped on Oct. 13, 1974, and included an appearance by BW Stevenson. But when that recording was found unusable, Nelson became the first guest on the now-iconic show, singing "Good Hearted Woman," "Whiskey River," "Okie From Muskogee," and "Will the Circle Be Unbroken."Austin City Limits was so popular that it was quickly made into a regular series....

Lola Mitchell — better known as the pioneering Southern female rapper Gangsta Boo who was a member of Three 6 Mafia — has died at age 43, Fox 13 in Memphis reports, with her rep confirming the rapper’s death to WREG 3 Memphis. According to Fox 13, she was found dead on Sunday afternoon. The cause of death has not been publicly released. DJ Paul, who founded Three 6 Mafia alongside Juicy J, shared a photo of Mitchell on social media on Sunday, in an apparent tribute. “Man we was...