Ray Stevens

It seems as if Dolly Parton is as much legend as a real human being. Read More

We don't know yet whether Lady Gaga is the Sylvia of 2009, destined to be remembered only when today's listeners play dinner-party trivia games asking for the names of her Top 40 hits. Read More

Josh Bazell is the author of the crime novel, "Beat the Reaper," now available in paperback. Read More

Shelby Singleton, who has died of cancer aged 77, was an influential figure in the popular music of the American south in the 1960s and 70s. Read More

Shelby Singleton, a maverick country music mogul and talent scout who launched the careers of Roger Miller and Ray Stevens before resuscitating the fabled Sun Records label to give new life to recordings by 1950s Sun discoveries including Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis, has died. Read More

Music producer Shelby Singleton, whose biggest hit was "Harper Valley PTA" in a career that spanned country and rhythm and blues, has died of brain cancer, friend Jerry Kennedy said on Thursday. Read More

We don't know yet whether Lady Gaga is the Sylvia of 2009, destined to be remembered only when today's listeners play dinner-party trivia games asking for the names of her Top 40 hits. Read More

Pleasure Island's king of island music and trop rock, Brent Burns, is slated to perform during the 38th annual National Shrimp Festival in Gulf Shores, Ala. Burns, who has amassed a legion of fans throughout Southeast will be performing on the heels of a recent accolade: being named Entertainer of The Year during the Gretna Heritage Festival in Louisiana. Read More

The 32nd annual Norsk Hstfest might emphasize the Scandinavian heritage immigrants brought over from Norway, Sweden, Denmark and other Nordic countries, but North America's largest Scandinavian festival got its roots right here on the North Dakota prairie. Read More

At the historic Victoria Theatre, a familiar name to country music was performing two shows on stage Thursday night. Read More