How a Surprise Onstage Reunion of Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins Became a Chart Hit

By coincidence, Lewis and Perkins were also touring in Germany at the time and ended up at the same venue. What happened next ...
American Songwriter

Born on This Day in 1934, the Woman Who Inspired Johnny Cash’s “I Walk the Line”

Born on this day 1934 was Vivian Liberto, the first wife of Johnny Cash and the inspiration behind "I Walk The Line." ...
American Songwriter

The 1967 Johnny Cash Poem About June Carter Cash That Brad Paisley Turned Into a Song 50 Years Later

It felt very spiritual to do," said Brad Paisley of transforming one of Johnny Cash's poems into a song. "It felt like Johnny ...

Don Schlitz, Revered Songwriter Behind ‘The Gambler,’ ‘Forever and Ever, Amen,’ ‘When You Say Nothing at All’ and Other Country Classics, Dies at 73

Don Schlitz, songwriter of Kenny Rogers' 'The Gambler,' Randy Travis' 'Forever and Ever Amen' and Keith Whitley's 'When You ...