Altsounds — Concord Records is celebrating the 80th birthday of the legendary Ray Charles with a special gift for his legions of fans: Rare Genius: The Undiscovered Masters. This treasure trove of newly discovered recordings, highlighted by a duet with fellow ... more info

Altsounds — Composed, the newly published memoir from acclaimed singer and songwriter *Rosanne Cash*, will debut on The New York Times Book Review hardcover, nonfiction bestseller list at No. 20 on August 29th. In the book Cash shares her recollections growin... more info

Guardian Music — English folk singer and activist to collaborate with daughter of legendary country singer this NovemberBilly Bragg's next album will be a collaboration with singer Rosanne Cash, he revealed this week. The English rabble-rouser has already started wri... more info

Guardian Music — Folk-country icons to revisit classic Beatles, Stones and Bob Dylan songs on covers record produced by Rick RubinCrosby, Stills and Nash are "about one-third" through their first album in more than 10 years, an LP of classic-rock covers. Under the gu... more info

Guardian Music — From witty rap and songs filled with extreme emotion to mesmeric electro-pop, we profile five young acts set to make their mark on the music world HURTSWho Hurts, aka 23-year-old Theo Hutchcraft on vocals and 26-year-old Adam Anderson on keyboar... more info

Reuters — NEW YORK (Billboard) - Rosanne Cash has worn many hats through the years -- country music star, acclaimed singer-songwriter, mother of five and firstborn child of the legendary Johnny Cash. more info

All About Jazz — Have you ever thought about writing a cover version of Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash, but didn't even know where to start with the headache of trying to clear the rights and determine who to send the royalty payments? This is a similar situation that s... more info

Guardian Music — As this column celebrates its fifth birthday, we'd like you to suggest songs with commemorative themesLook at this. It's the first ever Readers Recommend blog, posted five years ago on 1 September 2005. The theme was change. Almost everyone posted un... more info

Guardian Music — An eclectic set of nominations from a horribly subjective topicThat joke isn't funny any more, someone once sang, but which jokes were funny in the first place? Humour is a horribly subjective thing, and asking readers to post their favourite songs w... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Willard said... DRIVE-IN MOVIES AT THE BOAT This week watch "Blacula" (1972) and grab some great music... * IKE TURNER Rhythm Rockin' Blues (1954-56) * UTOPIA Oblivion (1983) CD rip! * LONG JOHN BALDRY It Ain't Easy (1971) * JOHN HIATT Since His Peni... more info