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    3 sad songs with equally sad stories behind them

    Aside from their inherent musicality, delivering as they intended to do, these songs have also spawned stories that are just as miserable. Here are three sad songs with equally sad stories behind them.

  • Tom Hiddleston is Hank Williams in First 'I Saw the Light' Biopic Movie Trailer [WATCH]

    Tom Hiddleston (The Avengers, Thor) stars in a new biopic about iconic country music singer Hank Williams' life, entitled I Saw the Light. Though the film originally had a release date set last month, we'll have to wait until 2016 to see how the film adaptation of the singer's rise to fame and fall from grace. This week, we were treated to a great first-look trailer for the film, which also stars Elizabeth Olsen. Watch this trailer and find out why this is one of the most anticipated movies of the next year.

  • Yo La Tengo Covers The Cure, Hank Williams and The Parliaments on New Album [LISTEN]

    Yo La Tengo, one of America's most seminal and longest lasting rock groups ever, is back again with a new album of covers titled 'Stuff Like That There' featuring covers of iconic groups such as The Cure, Hank Williams and The Parliaments. The album is available today on NPR First Listen ahead of its official release set to drop Aug. 28.

  • 5 NFL Stars Gone Country: Terry Bradshaw, Troy Aikman and More

    Peyton Manning's Children's Hospital fundraiser took a fun turn last weekend when the Denver Broncos quarterback took the stage with headliner Dierks Bentley to perform a cover of Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues." Manning's musical dynamism was about as weak as you might expect, but as it was strictly for-the-kids, we'd be jerks to mock him for it. He wasn't the first NFL player to take a crack at country music however...in fact, players such as Hall of Famers Terry Bradshaw and Troy Aikman have done the deed in a more professional setting. Here are five country releases from acts that got their start on the gridiron.

  • Brad Paisley Remembers Little Jimmy Dickens with Website Tribute Post

    In a post titled "Saying Goodbye to My Hero," Brad Paisley paid tribute to country legend Little Jimmy Dickens, who recently died at age 94. The "Whiskey Lullaby" singer opened for the Grand Ole Opry star when he was starting out in the music business. Dickens was also a favorite guest at the CMAs in recent years, clowning around with Paisley as he hosted alongside Carrie Underwood. "Why was he my hero? Jimmy made more out of his time on earth than anyone I've ever known; an incredible life in every measurable way," Paisley wrote on his website. "Longevity? Yes, practically unheard of. Faith? Totally and wholeheartedly. Humor? There was no one funnier, or with a better sense of it." Paisley called Dickens the best entertainer he has ever seen, adding that "he was the best friend any human being could ask for. Bar none." "Love? This was a big one. I think he loved everyone he ever met, and if not, he never let it be known. More importantly, I think everyone who ever met him loved him instantly...and forever," he wrote. Dickens was known for hits like "May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose" and "Take an Old Cold Tater (and Wait)," which earned him the nickname "Tater" from buddy Hank Williams.

  • Joni Mitchell Halts Biopic Starring Taylor Swift

    If you were looking forward to that Joni Mitchell/Carole King/Carly Simon biopic "Girls Like Us," then today, Nov. 25, you are out of luck. In an interview with "The Sunday Times," via "NME," Joni Mitchell revealed that she has pulled the plug on the project, citing the casting of Taylor Swift as one of the primary reasons. "I squelched that!" Mitchell admitted. "I said to the producer, 'All you've got is a girl with high cheekbones.' It's just a lot of gossip, you don't have the great scenes." "There's a lot of nonsense about me in books," Mitchell went on to say, "assumptions, assumptions, assumptions." The now-halted film was based on the book "Girls Like Us" by Sheila Weller, which followed the rise of Mitchell and her singer-songwriter contemporaries Carly Simon and Carole King during the 1970s. Swift was cast as Mitchell back in 2012, with "Mad Men's" Jessica Pare cast as Simon and "The Newsroom's" Alison Pill cast as King.

  • 5 Unsung African-American Heroes In Music History

    Since 1979, June has been designated Black Music Appreciation Month in the United States. Black musicians undoubtedly shaped the face of popular music, and to kick off the month, here's a tribute to five unsung African-American artists (or groups) in music history.
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