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.
Category: Nashville (Tenn)
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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Morgan Wallen Pleads to Reduced Charges in Chair-Throwing Incident
The country superstar agreed to misdemeanor reckless endangerment charges and a week at a D.U.I. education center.
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Kacey Musgraves’s Nashville
The country singer and songwriter, up for five Grammy Awards this year, including best country album, recommends spots in her adopted home.
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Robots Struggle to Match Warehouse Workers on ‘Really Hard’ Jobs
The machines can load and unload trucks, move goods and do other repetitive tasks but are stymied by some, like picking items from a pile.
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Hard News and Honky-Tonks: How to Cover the American South
As a reporter responsible for region news in the South, Emily Cochrane covers hurricanes, trials, country music and more.
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3 Day Trips From Nashville
Fall is the perfect time to take excursions from bustling Music City into the surrounding countryside, where a variety of natural and cultural adventures await.
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Kris Kristofferson, Country Singer, Songwriter and Actor, Dies at 88
He wrote songs for hundreds of other artists, including “Me and Bobby McGee” for Janis Joplin and “Sunday Morning Coming Down” for Johnny Cash, before a second act in film.
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Jon Bon Jovi Helps Woman Off Ledge of Bridge
The singer, who was filming a music video nearby, helped coax a woman to safety in Nashville.
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Pete Wade, Guitarist on Countless Nashville Hits, Dies at 89
His clean tone and less-is-more approach made him a studio stalwart and a pioneer of what came to be known as the Nashville Sound.