Nashville (Tenn)

David Briggs, a Music Force in Alabama and Nashville, Dies at 82

A first-call keyboardist, he worked with Elvis Presley and Dolly Parton, helped make Muscle Shoals a recording hub, and had a key role in redefining the sound of country.

By Bill Friskics-Warren

Audio Recordings, Downloads and Streaming Blonde on Blonde (Album) Country Music Deaths (Obituaries) Dylan, Bob Gayden, Mac (1941-2025) Guitars Nashville (Tenn) Pop and Rock Music Rhythm and Blues (Music)

Mac Gayden, Stellar Nashville Guitarist and Songwriter, Dies at 83

Heard on Bob Dylan’s “Blonde on Blonde” among other albums, he also sang and was a writer of the perennial “Everlasting Love.”

By Bill Friskics-Warren

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How Dolly Parton’s ‘Jolene’ Was Inspired by Her Husband Carl Dean

She wrote the hit 1973 song after a bank teller caught the eye of Dean, who died on Monday. She attributed its success to its simplicity and the universal emotions it evokes.

By Mike Ives

Country Music Deaths (Obituaries) Jones, George (1931-2013) Louvin, Charlie Montgomery, Melba (1938-2025) Nashville (Tenn) No Charge (Song) Prine, John

Melba Montgomery, Country Singer Known for Her Duets, Dies at 86

Her high harmonies put an emotional charge into her work with George Jones and others. She also had solo hits, including “No Charge,” a country No. 1.

By Bill Friskics-Warren