How Tim Conway, Don Knotts, and a Ladder Became a Perfect Comedy Team
In The Apple Dumpling Gang, Tim Conway and Don Knotts attempt a task that sounds simple enough: sneak a ladder…
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How a Snowy Songwriting Retreat Led Scotty McCreery to Record With Hootie & the Blowfish
There were six inches of snow on the ground when Scotty McCreery and a group of songwriting collaborators began remembering…
Scotty McCreery Fell Offstage. Brad Paisley Brought Traffic Cones.
In August 2012, Scotty McCreery was 18 years old and opening shows for Brad Paisley. A year after winning American…
The Note Tim Conway Left Harvey Korman to Read at the Emmys
At the 1973 Emmy Awards, Harvey Korman accepted a trophy for an absent Tim Conway. Then Harvey Korman opened a…
Dolly Parton’s Father Never Learned to Read. Her Tribute Night Just Turned Into $1 Million for Children’s Books
On October 21, 2026, some of the biggest names in country music gathered at Belmont University’s Fisher Center for the…
“I’m Just a Little Behind You”: Leonard Cohen’s Farewell to Marianne, and the Three Months That Followed
In the last week of July 2016, a Norwegian filmmaker named Jan Christian Mollestad sat beside a hospital bed in…
Jim Croce’s Last Letter Promised Ingrid 30 More Years. It Reached Her After He Was Gone
Near the end of a long tour in September 1973, Jim Croce wrote to his wife, Ingrid. He closed with…
The studio debate that prompted Waylon Jennings to walk out
On January 28, 1985, Waylon Jennings arrived at A&M Studios in Los Angeles for an extraordinary recording session. Dozens of…
The 2009 Pearl Jam Encore That Reunited Temple of the Dog, With All of Soundgarden in the Building
On October 6, 2009, Chris Cornell walked onstage at a Pearl Jam concert in Los Angeles and sang “Hunger Strike”…
Ray Price’s Last Gift Gave His Wife a Way to Hear His Love Again
When Janie Price learned that Ray Price’s final album was dedicated to Janie Price, the news was overwhelming enough to…