L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — It’s no surprise to discover that Maren Morris, who grew up in Arlington, Texas, smack dab between Dallas and Fort Worth, took to music with an approach shaped to a large degree by the outsider attitude of Texas mavericks such as Willie Nelson... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Country vet Jessi Colter is best known for her collaborations with husband Waylon Jennings (who died in 2002) as well as her 1975 hit "I'm Not Lisa." She has had a long career, however, as a songwriter, penning songs for Dottie West, Nancy Sinat... more info

Core News — “Lenny Kaye, guitarist and compiler of the legendary Sixties Nuggets compilation sits in for Iggy Pop with two hours of his favourite tracks. He’s been a guitarist for poet-rocker Patti Smith since her band’s inception more than forty years ago... more info

Rolling Stone — Butch Walker is unabashedly rock & roll. But his Georgia roots and affinity for artists from Waylon Jennings to Keith Urban (he produced two tracks on Urban's Fuse) allow a hint of country to creep in, especially on his 2015 knockout Afraid of Ghosts... more info

Rolling Stone — In 1966, country superstar — and out-of-control drug addict — Johnny Cash was separated from his first wife and still a few years from getting clean and marrying his second wife, June Carter. The Man in Black was living in a relentlessl... more info

Rolling Stone — Grammy-winning songwriter, producer and guitarist Lincoln Wayne "Chips" Moman, who wrote and produced hits for Elvis Presley, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, B.J. Thomas, Dusty Springfield and many others, died at a hospice facility in his hometown o... more info

Rolling Stone — When the Highwaymen recorded "Desperados Waiting for a Train," written by visionary songwriter Guy Clark, who died earlier this week, the supergroup of Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson landed on their most poignan... more info

Rolling Stone — Terry Allen, painter, sculptor, writer and musician, was once asked his definition of art. He thought a moment and replied, "To get out of town." Though Lubbock, Texas, where he grew up, was home to Buddy Holly and Waylon Jennings, Allen still cou... more info

Stereogum — Mark Kozelek is gearing up for the release of Mark Kozelek Sings Favorites, a piano covers album featuring backing vocals from people like Faith No More’s Mike Patton, Minnie Driver, Low’s Mimi Parker, Will Oldham, and Slowdive’s Rachel Goswell... more info

Stereogum — Mark Kozelek is gearing up to release a covers album, Mark Kozelek Sings Favorites, in a few weeks. So far, we’ve heard his take on Frank and Nancy Sinatra’s “Something Stupid” and Waylon Jennings’ “Amanda,” and today he’s sharing a c... more info