Johnny Horton News

So live it up . Posted at 10:54 AM Comments His grandson Hank III is keeping the family tradition alive with his style of "alt" country.

I've been looking at list of the "hottest" country songs in the last 50 years by Billboard magazine, and Shania Twain 's "You're Still the One" is already at No.

Although he is better-remembered for his historical songs, Johnny Horton was one of the best and most popular honky tonk singers of the late '50s. Horton managed to infuse honky tonk with an urgent rockabilly ...

A US judge has thrown out charges of murder or attempted murder against seven New Orleans policemen involved in a shooting after Hurricane Katrina.

Using wings not rings, they "plane-ly" preferred to do things on a different level Latest matches for: British Katsumi Yamada is a steel worker, but moonlights as a ninja.

By Kelly Young kyoung@jacksonvilleprogress.com Event organizers have always intended for East Texas' musical heritage to play an important role in the J'ville Music Jam, but have lacked the time and resources ...

The Shane Tate Memorial Concert and Auction will be held on Wednesday, August 6 at 6:00 p.m. at The Stage in Monteagle.

As a Blade reader, I sat watching the Oberlin fireworks on Independence Day and thought about the cannon fire and rockets they represented.

Jim Heath and his namesake band, The Reverend Horton Heat, will perform in Pozo on Friday.

When I was a teenager, I looked forward to our Fourth of July picnic, which was actually an all-day music event held just outside of town.

Larry Gatlin, John Hiatt, Tony Joe White and the late Paul Davis and Johnny Horton are this year's songwriter-artist nominees for inclusion in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.

The third in R.W. Fassbinder's "trilogy" on post-war Germany, and the first of them to be filmed in black-and-white. Its palette of pale, luminous grays is quite evocative of the bygone cinematic era in which ... via San Diego Reader

“I think it's exciting to be able to get some of our projects and events on a new station that appeals to the local community.”

A new country music radio station, 93.5 CHET FM, has hit the Fairbanks airwaves, aiming to distinguish itself from 102.5 KIAK-FM by peppering its contemporary country format with old school favorites, such as ... via Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

“If I can sing a song, that makes someone happy, I am happy. If I can sing a song that makes someone seek salvation then the Lord is happy.”

Ron Ziegler shares his love for music, family and church with the Saturday Night Spotlight this weekend at the Roxy theater in downtown Muskogee. via Muskogee Phoenix

“It is no secret what God can do.”

"I try to write music with a spiritual uplift instead of a moral downbeat." - Stuart Hamblen His name perhaps isn't as well know as some East Texans who have made their mark in the music world: Van Cliburn, ... via Longview News-Journal

“I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got.”

Tonight, the Recording Academy will hand out the awards for the 50th time. To commemorate the 50th annual Grammy Awards, here are some of the music award's more memorable moments: 1959 1. The first Grammy ... via Atlanta Journal-Constitution