Beginning Monday, Nashville residents are required to wear masks, according to a new order by the Metro Health Department. There’s a lot of exemptions, so the mandate is more a helpful suggestion than stern commandment, even if failure to comply can earn you a misdemeanor citation. But one local musician …
Read More »Paul McCartney's Lyrics, Prince's Guitar, Jim Morrison's Journal Up for Auction
Paul McCartney‘s handwritten lyrics to the Beatles‘ “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer,” Prince‘s “Blue Cloud” guitar and Jim Morrison‘s journal lead the 2020 Music Icons lineup at Julien’s Auctions. McCartney’s “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer” lyrics feature 20 lines of the Abbey Road track, written on “Apple Corps Limited, 3 Saville Row” stationary. The …
Read More »Flashback: Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash Sing 'Girl From the North Country' in 1969
Johnny Cash wanted to make a big impression when his ABC music variety show The Johnny Cash Show debuted on June 6th, 1969. The back-to-back success of his recent live albums At Folsom Prison and At San Quentin re-introduced him to a mainstream audience outside of the country community, and …
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