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NEWS ABOUT: Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash stories: 8 news summaries

 Best Videos of the Decade 

Music industry may be changing, but the format is alive and well

Nov 12, 09 1:33 PM CST
(Newser) - The "aughties" saw a breakdown in the traditional music business and the outlets for music videos. But that doesn't mean people didn't make good ones—maybe they're even better for it. Steve LaBate runs down the best since 2000 in Paste. A sampling:
  • Outkast, "Bombs Over Baghdad"
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entertainment • Internet • Johnny Cash • music videos • White Stripes • Outkast • OK Go • Missy Elliott • R.E.M.

CAN YOU TELL ME HOW TO GET...?

 At 40, Sesame Street 
 Hasn't Aged a Bit 

Classic kids' show pioneered educational entertainment

Nov 9, 09 4:00 AM CST
(Newser) - The first kids who learned the letters of the alphabet from Sesame Street could have grandchildren by now—but Big Bird hasn't aged a day. Using TV to educate preschoolers was a radical concept in 1969, when Sesame Street founder Joan Ganz Cooney and Muppet creator Jim Henson launched their... More »

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Michelle Obama • HIV • South Africa • Johnny Cash • Jake Gyllenhaal • Sesame Street • Muppets • Jim Henson • Joan Ganz Cooney

 100 Definitive Songs of the '00s 

From Amy Winehouse to Outkast and beyond, tunes define a music-rich decade

Sep 18, 09 12:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - As the 2000s draw to a close, the Telegraph takes a look at the 100 songs that define the decade. The top 10:
  1. "Rehab," Amy Winehouse (2006)
  2. "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor," Arctic  Monkeys (2005)
  3. "Crazy In Love," Beyonce
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music • Johnny Cash • Amy Winehouse • Beyonce • MIA • Coldplay • Kylie Minogue • Leona Lewis • White Stripes • Outkast • Jay-ZTV • Arctic Monkeys

OPINION

 Best Rock 
 Comebacks 
 of All Time

You may not realize it, but Elvis was once a has-been

Jun 30, 09 4:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - In honor of Blur’s triumphant return Sunday at the Glastonbury Festival, the Independent compiles a list of the best rock-and-roll comebacks:
  • Elvis Presley: The King was practically a has-been in 1968, following his army stint and a string of lackluster films. His black-leather-clad, blues-heavy appearance on an
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music • Johnny Cash • Elvis Presley • Brian Wilson • The Eagles • comeback • Blur • Jay-ZTV • Green Day

New Photos
of Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison Surface

Photographer: 'John was really on the skids'

Jan 5, 09 11:21 AM CST
(Newser) - Candid new photos of Johnny Cash during his famous 1968 appearance at Folsom Prison have been released by the reporter and photographer who accompanied him during the concert that turned his career around. "John was really on the skids" at the time, former reporter Gene Beley told the Sacramento ... More »

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prison • photograph • Johnny Cash • concert • Folsom Prison • Columbia Records

A Boy Named Sue Is a Boy Named Sue Is ...

That which we call an Apple by any other name might be a wimp

Mar 11, 08 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Having an unusual name might not ruin your life, science blogger John Marion Tierney writes in the New York Times. Some new studies show that having an embarrassing name has less of an impact on future success than previously thought—and might even be helpful, because dealing with the needling... More »

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parenting • Johnny Cash • Gwyneth Paltrow • name • Candy Stohr • Cash Guy • Mary Christmas • River Jordan • Rasp Berry • Apple Martin • baby name

NEW RELEASE

Dewey Cox Rocks!

Despite being a little uneven, Judd Apatow parody provides lots of laughs

Dec 21, 07 4:35 PM CST
(Newser) - Judd Apatow's Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story "is less thoughtful satire and ... more the distant cousin of Airplane!," writes Brian Orndorf of OhMyNews.com. Starring John C. Reilly as a blues prodigy who ultimately experiences success, failure, and redemption, it plays like "an extended riff... More »

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parody • comedy • movie review • biography • Johnny Cash • Judd Apatow • John C. Reilly

Top 10 Country Music Rebels

From Hank to the
Man in Black, these are country music's biggest tough guys (and gals)

Jun 14, 07 12:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - And the roughest toughest country singer is...
  1. Hank Williams
  2. Johnny Cash
  3. Willie Nelson
  4. Merle Haggard
  5. Loretta Lynn
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entertainment • music • list • country music • Hank Williams • Johnny Cash • Willie Nelson • Merle Haggard • Loretta Lynn

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