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Courtney Cash, great niece of the legendary Johnny Cash, was killed on Wednesday (March 19) when a fight between friends turned sour.

Four artists defined the Rockabilly sound of the 1950's, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and Jerry Lee Lewis. All four recorded at Sun Records in Memphis with Sam Phillips. They were called "The Million Dollar Quartet". On November 23rd, all four artists will live again as WBKR and Clay Campbell Productions presents "Rockabilly Revival: A Tribute to the Legends of Sun Reco

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 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:    

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.

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. Rea

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

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... Read More ...

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

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.

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.

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"