Parade on MSN

1961 best-selling classic became a No. 1 hit 65 years ago

Elvis Presley released a chart-topping track that was an adaptation of a 1902 Neapolitan ballad and reimagiend by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman.
American Songwriter

Born on This Day in 1937, the “Guitar Man” and Country Music Hitmaker Who Starred Alongside Burt Reynolds in This Beloved 1977 Action-Comedy

Jerry Reed, 'Smokey and the Bandit' star and country music guitar virtuoso, was born March 20, 1937, in Atlanta, Georgia.
D Magazine

Jess Garland Wants to Talk About Black Women in Music

The nonprofit founder, musician, and educator says Saturday’s symposium will cover old and new ground, including an appreciative look at guitar legend Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Dallas blues legend ...
Wood County Monitor

Wood County man goes from worldwide music tours back to fishing

We lived in Garland. My dad had a 6 HP Evinrude outboard motor out in the garage. I think he got it at Sears. We would load it up and head to Lake Quitman, rent a flat-bottomed boat from Ben ...