The Telegraph — 'Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison' has sold three million copies and counting but its recording in 1968 happened against the odds explains Thomas H Green. more info

Paste Magazine — When Johnny Cash passed away, the title of Coolest Man Alive fell to a former Coast Guardsman/dishwasher/nightclub singer named Thomas Alan Waits. Notoriously enigmatic with journalists, the curtain of Waits' vaudevillian persona has been pulled back... more info

MTV.comWhat fueled the Tupac Shakur-Biggie Smalls feudNewsday - 4 hours agoBY RAFER GUZMÁN | rafer.guzman@newsday.com Soul music has Ray, the Oscar-winning film about the legendary Ray Charles, and country music has Walk the Line, abo... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Any major dude with half a heart said... ALBUM COVERS: A new series revisiting favourite cover art, kicking off with Johnny Cash's American Recordings, with: Johnny Cash - The Beast In Me Johnny Cash... [Visit the blog for the full post] more info

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will be required to pay $750,000 to keep historic instruments from Bill Monroe, Johnny Cash and Mother Maybelle Carter. The instruments were donated by Bob McLean, who committed suicide after being accused of... more info

Yahoo! Music — AP - The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will get to keep historic instruments from Bill Monroe, Johnny Cash and Mother Maybelle Carter pledged by a man who committed suicide after being accused of defrauding millions from investors. more info

Associated Press — NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will get to keep historic instruments from Bill Monroe, Johnny Cash and Mother Maybelle Carter pledged by a man who committed suicide after being accused of defrauding millions fr... more info

The 9513’s 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway Congratulations to Billy, yesterday’s winner! It’s the eleventh day of Christmas and your last chance to get registered for the grand prize, which will be awarded tomorrow to one very lucky reader. Day... more info

Pitchfork — After much drama, Morrissey has settled on a U.S. label. (But really, what in Morrissey's life doesn't involve drama?) Lost Highway, the primarily Americana label known for artists such as Ryan Adams, Lucinda Williams, Johnny Cash, and Willie Nelson,... more info

Pitchfork — After much drama, Morrissey has settled on a U.S. label. (But really, what in Morrissey's life doesn't involve drama?) Lost Highway, the primarily Americana label known for artists such as Ryan Adams, Lucinda Williams, Johnny Cash, and Will... more info