R.I.P. Nashville guitarist/producer Jerry Kennedy, 1940-2026

Sadly, Nashville guitarist/producer Jerry Kennedy – who cut classics with Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan, Roger Miller, etc – has died at 85. 

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SavingCountryMusic.com A-team musician/producer Jerry Kennedy has died

The Tennessean Jerry Kennedy, known for his riffs, dies at 85

R.I.P. Sun Records drummer Jimmy Van Eaton, 1937-2024

Sadly, Sun session drummer Jimmy Van Eaton – heard on Jerry Lee Lewis, Charlie Rich and Billy Lee Riley records – has died. 

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Memphis Commercial Appeal JM Van Eaton dies

Happy Birthday T Bone Burnett

Celebrating T Bone's birthday with a Robert Plant chat, a session with Andrew Bird and Ethan Coen's Jerry Lee video mixtape. 

R.I.P. Jerry Lee Lewis, 1935-2022

Remembering Jerry Lee Lewis with an unhinged 1964 performance some interviews and Tales From The Tour Bus. 

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Jerry Lee Lewis Live at the Star Club, Hamburg

The Guardian Jerry Lee Lewis, rock 'n' roll star, dead at 87

Variety Jerry Lee Lewis, rock 'n' roll pioneer, dies at 87

R.I.P. J.W. Brown, early bassist with Jerry Lee Lewis

Back in the mid-50s, bassist J.W. Brown formed a band with his cousin, Jerry Lee Lewis. Check out his Sun recording of "Drunk"

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Gwinnett Daily Post Loganville couple celebrates 75 years of marriage

R.I.P. Knox Phillips, 1945-2020

Sadly, Memphis producer, engineer, studio owner and Sam Phillips' son Knox Phillips passed away on Wednesday at the age of 74.

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Commercial Appeal Knox Phillips, tireless champion of Memphis music, dead at 74

Lee Ann Womack @ The Horseshoe, Wednesday

Here's Lee Ann Womack singing "What Made Milwaukee Famous" written by producer Glenn Sutton.

Mike Judge's Tales From The Tour Bus debuts September 22

 The legends of George Jones, Billy Joe Shaver & others are the raw material for Mike Judge's new Cinemax series.