Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

POPNOTES | OPINION: Johnny Cash and Glen Campbell transformed country music — and helped a divided nation hear itself anew

In the cultural landscape of midcentury America, few transformations were as subtly seismic as the slow, sometimes reluctant, elevation of country music into the national consciousness. The genre, ...
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“Country Roads” Was Originally Written For Johnny Cash – And There’s Rare Footage Of Him Singing It With John Denver In 1978

It’s hard to imagine “Country Roads” not being a John Denver song, but it was actually intended for a much different country artist. While he’s not entirely regarded as a country music artist, John ...