He also publicly called out actor Ethan Hawke, who had written a story in "Rolling Stone" that described an argument between Kris Kristofferson and an unnamed country star that sounded a lot like Keith. During a backstage press conference during an awards show, Keith was furious at Hawke (and...
Accomplished bassist and session musician Michael Rhodes spent decades on the road and in the studio alongside many of country music's biggest acts, from Willie Nelson to Wynonna Judd. The Musicians Hall of Fame memberdied at his homein Nashville, Tenn., on March 4. country stars who died i...
Country Singers Who've Died In 2024: The first month of 2024 has brought a few more sad deaths.Tom Smothersof the Smothers Brothers and '70s hitmakerMargo Smithare among the stars who passed. Each dedicated their lives to music and entertainment, and each deserves recognition one final time...
20 Stars Who Died Before Their Final Films Premiered: Brittany Murphy, Alan Rickman, Chadwick Boseman and More 12/31/2024 by Angilene Gacute OK! Magazine 10 Best Movies Coming to Prime Video in January 2025 (With Above 90% Rotten Tomatoes) ...
On Jan. 5, 2024, rockabilly guitarist and country songwriter Larry Collins died of natural causes. He is known as one half of the sibling duo the Collins Kids, and holds a special place in country music history as a writer behind Tanya Tucker's "Delta Dawn." ...
(Reuters) - Country music star Loretta Lynn has died at age 90, her family said in a statement provided to the Associated Press on Tuesday. “Our precious mom, Loretta Lynn, passed away peacefully this morning, October 4th, in her sleep at home in her beloved ranch in Hurricane M...
Betty Sue was born in 1948, but died in 2013. Jack Benny Lynn was born in 1949, but drowned trying to ford a river on horseback in 1984. Clara (known as Cissie) was born in 1952 and pursued music. Ernest Ray was born in 1954 and is part of the family business. Finally, Peggy an...
In this April 7, 2014, file photo shows Toby Keith performs at ACM Presents an All-Star Salute to the Troops in Las Vegas. Chris Pizzello—Invision/AP Toby Keith, a sometimes polarizing figure in country music who crafted an identity around his macho, pro-American swagger, has died. He ...
Three of the Top 4 country music news stories of 2023 were shocking deaths, starting withJimmy Buffett. The "Margaritaville" singer died in September at age 76 after battling skin cancer for the last four years. Few outside of his inner circle knew of his cancer or how serious it'd gotte...
Country Star Dolly Parton Doesn’t Think She’s An Icon 1/10/2025 by Cheri Gossett Country Music Alley Kenny Rogers (I) Julianne Moore says she secretly had a “Little Lebowski” in the oven while filming the cult classic Coen Brothers comedy ...