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Happy 80th Birthday Johnny Cash [VIDEO]

WBKR Radio — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 19:55:49 +0000

Today would have been Johnny Cash's 80th birthday, he was loved by music lovers of every generation, his music and his legacy will love on forever. And don't forget coming this summer to Nashville you can check out The Johnny Cash Museum with memorabilia from friends, colleagues and family members.

Happy 80th Birthday to the late great Johnny Cash!

Johnny Cash a Big Hit With a Whole (Brand) New Generation [VIDEO]

Dave Spencer — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 05:58:17 +0000

Johnny Cash would have been 80 years old this coming Sunday, February 26th. His music was always being discovered by new generations. So I’m sure if he were alive today, he’d be thrilled to see two members of the newest generation jammin’ out to a “Man in Black” classic:

Gold Records Once Owned by Moon Mullins Find their Way To Nashville Goodwill – Mystery Ensues[Video]

Moon Mullins — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:55:42 +0000

A few weeks ago, a loyal WBKR listener sent me word that a "Moon Mullins" had gold records for sale at a Nashville charitable online auction site and wondered if it was me. It is a widely known fact that I share an alias with another very famous star... he too could have owned these priceless treasures so I investigated further.

John Carter Cash Keeps the Carter Cash Legacy Alive With New Book and Bootlegs

Emily Carter — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 22:40:13 +0000

Proud son of Country legends June Carter and Johnny Cash, John Carter Cash, is helping to keep the family tree talent in the public eye with coming releases. John Carter Cash has written and plans to release a book about his father entitled "House of Cash: The Life, Legacy, and Archives of the Man in Black" due out this Oct. in conjunction with part three of his Bootleg installments.

Country Stars On The Big Screen [VIDEO]

WBKR Radio — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:57:02 +0000

Alot of country music stars over the years has either did a cameo in a movie or was the main character in a movie like George Strait in "Pure Country" who can forget Jerry Reed as "Snowman" in "Smokey & the Bandit", Tim McGraw in "Flicka" or "The Blind Side" so many movies, so many country stars! Hope you enjoy some video clips of country stars on the big screen! Be sure to comment on our WBKR Facebook page, if you know some movies we might have missed please feel free to share with us all?

Lady Antebellum, Johnny Cash, Kathy Mattea — All in a Day in the Country by Moon July 24 [Video]

Moon Mullins — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 16:09:10 +0000

It's been two years now since Lady Antebellum's "I Run To You" is certified gold. There have been over eight million views of this video performance.!!

2003 Johnny Cash picks up six nominations in the MTV Video Music Awards, for his re-make of Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt" There have been 22 millions views of that video.

21 years ago today, Kathy Mattea scores Gold! "Willow In The Wind" It includes the beautiful, touching song "Where've You Been" writte

A Day in the Country — By Moon — July 20 — Johnny Cash, Ricochet, Toby Keith [Video]

Moon Mullins — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 10:21:23 +0000

On this date in 1968, Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues" is number one. And, I -- Moon Mullins -- had something to do with it. Bob Johnston, who produced Johnny's music sent me two acetates (test copies) of "Folsom Prison Blues" recorded at Folsom Prison and a song called, "The Folk Singer". The label was more interested in the "Folksinger" as a hit. I was music director at an influential Kansas City radio station at that time. When I heard "Folsom" I immediately recommended that they release that as a single.

A Day in the Country July 7, 2011 — Kris Kriftofferson, Johnny Cash, June Carter [Video]

Moon Mullins — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 11:47:14 +0000

Kris Kristofferson, who we referenced in Country Stars Birthdays on June 22 celebrates a milestone today. He had the #1 song in Country Music in 1973, WHY ME, LORD? Future wife Rita Coolidge and aspiring singer Larry Gatlin provided backup vocals. Some say the song was Kris's way of protesting the decadence of the 60s and 70s, of which he was a participant.

Cooler Heads (Now) Prevail in the Country

Dave Spencer — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:33:15 +0000

By now, you may have heard about hip-hop star Chris Brown’s meltdown in the Good Morning America green room. That behavior would never play in country music in 2011. Yes, there has always existed the folklore surrounding Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings and their drug-fueled exploits of the 60s. But both gentlemen cleaned up their [...]

Columbia Records Will Release A Treasure Trove of Cash

Emily Carter — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 14:46:36 +0000

The man in black will sadly never return to the stage but his live recordings and studio bootlegs will journey on in the form of a new box set to be released February of 2011 according to That Nashville Sound. The release will come just four days ahead of the 79th anniversary of the birth of the "Man In Black" Columbia records will release "Bootlegs 2: From Memphis to Hollywood" on February 22nd.