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Sunday, Jun 30

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The Making, and Remaking, of Johnny Cash’s ‘Songwriter’ Album: How John Carter Cash, Marty Stuart and Others Brought the Icon’s Buried Treasure Back to Life

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Very few people would have guessed that we’d be getting an album of previously unreleased original material from Johnny Cash in 2024 — a collection that really feels like a “new” album from the legendary singer, 21 years after his death.…

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Songwriter Carol Connors Talks Elvis, Writing 'Rocky' Theme in New Doc

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Carol Connors -- the legendary songwriter -- is telling all about her fame ... breaking it down in a new book and accompanying documentary. Connors -- who's rubbed elbows with some of Hollywood's brightest stars -- recently released her…

Saturday, Jun 29

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Kasabian’s Serge Pizzorno: ‘I’m not an extrovert; I’m a songwriter. Now I’m the frontman of this huge band’

www.theguardian.com

The Leicester-raised musician on avoiding ‘nasty lads’, the power of putting on costumes and his anguish at having to sack the band’s frontman

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Songwriter

pitchfork.com

A set of recently unearthed studio recordings sheds light on the country icon’s remarkable comeback in the early 1990s.

Friday, Jun 28

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Bilibili Launches ‘New Generation Musicians Program’ Contest for Singer/Songwriters in China

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Eight artists, including Chen Chusheng, Chen Li, Penny Tai, Han Hong, Hua Chenyu, David Tao, Wang Sulong and Tia Ray, will collaborate with the contestants.

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Johnny Cash’s ‘Songwriter’ Album Is Out Now

www.udiscovermusic.com

Released via Mercury Nashville/UMe, the much-anticipated collection features previously unreleased tracks recorded in 1993.

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Singer-songwriter Judy Collins becomes Rocky Mountain National Park ambassador

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"Rocky Mountain National Park is at the heart of my dreams and my memories," Judy Collins wrote in a letter supporting the Rocky Mountain Conservancy.

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Singer, songwriter, provocateur and politician Kinky Friedman dead at 79

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Kinky Friedman, the singer, songwriter, satirist and novelist who also dabbled in Texas politics with a campaign for governor, has died.

Johnny Cash: Songwriter – posthumous patchwork is a pleasant surprise

www.theguardian.com

(Mercury Nashville/UMe) A collection of songs recorded before the Man in Black’s 1990s Rick Rubin revival and reworked by his son has much to offer

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‘I’m literally a superstar!’: the irresistible confidence of Nigerian singer-songwriter Ayra Starr

www.theguardian.com

Moving around a lot as a child taught the 22-year-old to listen and absorb myriad musical influences. Now she’s combined them into a Grammy-nominated cocktail of R&B and Afrobeats and is ready to conquer Glasto

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Lil Baby Named Songwriter of the Year at 2024 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards

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"Snooze,” performed by SZA, was named song of the year. Warner Chappell Music won publisher of the year

Thursday, Jun 27

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Kinky Friedman dies at 79; singer-songwriter brought his brand of irreverence to political world

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In his wide-ranging career, he toured with Bob Dylan, wrote crime novels and ran for governor of Texas in 2006.

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Kinky Friedman, country singer, songwriter and politician, dead at 79

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Kinky Friedman, a provocative country singer-songwriter who formed The Texas Jewboys in the 1970s, wrote detective novels and ran for Texas governor, has died.

Singer, songwriter, provocateur and politician Kinky Friedman dead at 79

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AUSTIN, Texas — Singer, songwriter, satirist and novelist Kinky Friedman, who led the alt-country band Texas Jewboys, toured with Bob Dylan, sang with Willie Nelson, and dabbled in politics with campaigns for Texas governor and other…

Kinky Friedman dies at 79; singer-songwriter brought his brand of irreverence to political world

www.mercurynews.com

In his wide-ranging career, he toured with Bob Dylan, wrote crime novels and ran for governor of Texas in 2006.

Kinky Friedman dies at 79; singer-songwriter brought his brand of irreverence to political world

www.eastbaytimes.com

In his wide-ranging career, he toured with Bob Dylan, wrote crime novels and ran for governor of Texas in 2006.

Singer, songwriter, provocateur and politician Kinky Friedman dead at 79

www.ksat.com

Kinky Friedman, the singer, songwriter, satirist and novelist who also dabbled in Texas politics with a campaign for governor, has died.

Singer, songwriter, provocateur and politician Kinky Friedman dead at 79

www.local10.com

Kinky Friedman, the singer, songwriter, satirist and novelist who also dabbled in Texas politics with a campaign for governor, has died.

Singer, songwriter, provocateur and politician Kinky Friedman dead at 79

www.startribune.com

Singer, songwriter, satirist and novelist Kinky Friedman, who led the alt-country band Texas Jewboys, toured with Bob Dylan, sang with Willie Nelson, and dabbled in politics with campaigns for Texas governor and other statewide offices,…

Singer, songwriter, provocateur and politician Kinky Friedman dead at 79

www.independent.co.uk

Kinky Friedman, the singer, songwriter, satirist and novelist who also dabbled in Texas politics with a campaign for governor, has died