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Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorOn September 24, an previously unreleased 1968 live album by Johnny Cash that was recorded by Owsley “Bear” Stanley, the Grateful Dead’s legendary concert documentarian (and lysergic sherpa), will be issued by the Owsley Stanley Foundation and Renew Records/BMG.“Bear’s Sonic Journals: Johnny Cash, at the Carousel Ballroom, April 24 1968,” is a 28-song concert — featuring two Bob Dylan covers — recorded in San Francisco by “Bear,” the famously secretive sound

Elvis: Co-star who gave 'innocent' Elvis his first kiss quit Hollywood to become a nunHe said: "Mom and Elvis occasionally toured together, along with other performers, sometimes including (June's) Mother Maybelle and one or more of June's sisters. The Carter's were friends of Elvis, and there are stories about Mother Maybelle sewing buttons on Elvis' shirts when they popped off during his wild onstage gyrations.

Sony Pictures Classics has acquired all worldwide rights to the documentary “Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story” which is co-directed by five-time Academy Award nominee Frank Marshall and Ryan Suffern, the studio announced on Thursday.The documentary is produced by Marshall, Suffern and Sean Stuart (“The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash”), executive produced by Quint Davis and Jimmy Buffett and features artists Bruce Springsteen, Jimmy Buffett, Katy Perry, Earth, Wind & Fire, and many others.“We’re

READ MORE: Johnny Cash death: How did Johnny Cash die? Was it a broken heart?"And I didn't want to not do what I was supposed to do. "Because of the views of those around her, Dolly and Carl married secretly in Ringgold, Georgia, with only Dolly's mother, the preacher and his wife in attendance.

A recent DNA test has proved that Johnny Cash’s family history is a bit different than originally thought. According to Daily Mail, Vivian Liberto believed herself to be of Sicilian, German and Irish heritage, but was, in fact, descended in part from slaves.

“It feels heartbreaking,” Rosanne Cash admitted through tears after finding out that an ancestor of her mother, Vivian Liberto Cash — who was famous for being the first wife of singer-songwriter Johnny Cash — was enslaved. This ancestor was Vivian’s maternal great-great grandmother, a Black woman named Sarah Shields, whom Rosanne learned about for the first time ever during an episode of the PBS show Finding Your Roots that aired in Feb.

READ NOW: 'Elvis DIDN'T want to marry Priscilla' so why did The King do it?The King was singing one of Johnny's earliest hits, Cry Cry Cry, as he tuned his guitar. June described what happend next: "'Who is Johnny Cash?' I asked Elvis Presley.

Chris Willman Music WriterCowboy Jack Clement, legendary in music circles for everything from being present at the birth of rock ‘n’ roll at Sun Studios to writing hits for Johnny Cash to eventually working with U2, has been pegged as the subject of a feature film that Nashville’s Visionary Media Group has signed a deal with Clement’s estate to develop.Additionally, plans are afoot for an all-star album that would have singers and songwriters that knew Clement finishing and recording unfinished

Orville Peck has teamed up with Trixie Mattel for a cover of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash’s ‘Jackson’ – listen to it below.Taken from Mattel’s latest EP ‘Full Coverage Vol.1’, the new duet comes with a video that sees  Peck and the drag performer, who wears a Dolly Parton-inspired outfit, perform the song alongside their band onstage at an old-school theatre.Originally written by Billy Edd Wheeler and Jerry Leiber, ‘Jackson’ was first recorded in 1963 by Wheeler himself.

The Masked Singer mistook him for Danny DeVito.The Machete actor, who was dressed as a racoon, performed Johnny Cash‘s ‘Ring Of Fire’ on last night’s (March 24) show before finishing in last place.A number of the panel guessed that he was Danny DeVito following the performance before they were shocked to learn that it was in fact Trejo.

returned for the third week of season 5 competition on Wednesday, and after five fun performances from Group A — and the all-new Wild Card contestant — fans had to bid farewell to another hopeful.The Seashell, The Russian Dolls, The Raccoon, The Robopine and, newly introduced contestant The Orca, all took to the stage to give it their best shot.

Alex Miller and EmiSunshine teamed up to perform a foot-stomping rendition of “Walk the Line” during Monday’s “American Idol”.

Disney+ is attaching content warnings to 18 episodes of The Muppet Show.

“The Muppet Show” finally made its debut on Disney+ on Friday, along with a content disclaimer.

Donald Trump has ordered the construction of 250 statues as one of his final acts in office, following through on a previous pledge to build a ‘Garden of American Heroes’.In an executive order issued today (January 18), Trump released a list of all 250 of the statues to be constructed, with little indication of the motives behind each’s selection.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorWalt Disney, Frank Capra, Whitney Houston, Billie Holiday, Johnny Cash and Alex Trebek are among the entertainment industry figures who have been added as honorees in the National Garden of American Heroes monument project unveiled by President Donald Trump in July.As he began his final 48 hours as President, Trump issued an amended executive order on Monday that added dozens of names slated to be honored in the the planned statuary park.

Morning Joe exec producer Daniel Norwick this morning posted the powerful opening to the MSNBC show, featuring startling images of yesterday’s riot set against the Johnny Cash song Hurt.

Natalie Oganesyan editorHarvey Litwin, former publicity executive for media conglomerate MCA who co-founded the Agency for the Performing Arts, has died in New York City. He was 89.In 1962, Litwin played a vital role in the launch of the APA in New York with fellow co-founders David Baumgarten, Roger Vorce and Robert Lasky.

Playing June Carter Cash was the role of a lifetime for Reese Witherspoon.

Thanks to the Oscar-winning film, “Walk the Line,” film fans are probably very familiar with the love affair and decades-long marriage between music legend Johnny Cash and fellow performer June Carter. But the upcoming documentary, “My Darling Vivian,” aims to tell the tale of Cash’s first wife and the mother of his four daughters, Vivian Liberto.

Thanks to the Oscar-winning film, “Walk the Line,” film fans are probably very familiar with the love affair and decades-long marriage between music legend Johnny Cash and fellow performer June Carter. But the upcoming documentary, “My Darling Vivian,” aims to tell the tale of Cash’s first wife and the mother of his four daughters, Vivian Luberto.

Kelly Clarkson is turning up the temperature with this Johnny Cash cover.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorRobert L. Lasky, the motion picture attorney who co-founded Agency of the Performing Arts, died of complications from sepsis in New York on Sept.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticRobert L. Lasky, attorney and cofounder of Agency of the Performing Arts whose clients once included Liberace, Johnny Cash and Harry Belafonte, died Sept.

W.S. “Fluke” Holland was a drummer who played for Johnny Cash (1932 – 2003) and Carl Perkins (1932 – 1998), including on classic songs such as “Blue Suede Shoes” and “Ring of Fire.”Holland never trained as a drummer – instead, he was an air conditioning repairman who enjoyed going to see live music and sometimes found himself on stage with a young Perkins, thumping out a rhythm on the side of an upright bass.

Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins, has died at 85.As the Jackson Sun reports, Holland died after a brief illness on Wednesday (September 23). His death was confirmed by an obituary posted on funeral services company George A.

Johnny Cash will be reimagined with an orchestral twist for a new album that is set to later this year.The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra have recorded their own take on 12 legendary hits from The Man In Black for ‘Johnny Cash and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’, which is set to arrive on November 13.The album sees Cash’s original vocals being complimented by the orchestra, who recorded their new efforts in Abbey Road’s legendary Studio 2.As well as new takes on hits such as ‘Man In Black’ and