Forty-six years after the ‘Hound Dog Man’s’ lonely Graceland summit with his maker, unpack an exclusive interview with Larry Strickland, widower of Country Music Hall of Fame artist Naomi Judd — Larry Strickland shared a stage with Elvis Presley for over 200 shows between 1975–1977 as a bass extraordinaire in J.D. Sumner and the Stamps Quartet. Strickland truthfully admits how an out of his depth gospel singer prepared as best he could to “ooh” and “ahh” Elvis’ hits inside packed stadiums…

Singer, pianist, and guitarist Terry Mike Jeffrey gladly flies by the seat of his pants whenever an Elvis request show occupies his calendar. …

Urban Cowboy trailblazer T.G. Sheppard’s wife spills the beans on serendipitous love, composing ‘I Think It’s Jesus’ for her ‘Dragonfly’ record, bagpipes and Rod Stewart, friendship with Priscilla Presley, and ‘Elvis Country’ standout ‘It’s Your Baby, You Rock It’ — The Kelly Lang Interview How long did you and T.G. Sheppard date before tying the knot? Seven years [laughs]. We married in 2007 and have been together so long that it’s like a miracle in the music business.

Revered butterscotch baritone Tony Bennett confronted Alzheimer’s disease with dignity and maintained twice-weekly, informal rehearsals with pianist Lee Musiker inside his spacious New York City apartment until his July 21, 2023, passing at age 96. …

‘A remarkably fair portrait of a great American a*****e:’ The ‘King of Comedy: The Life and Art of Jerry Lewis’ scribe exposes the brilliantly mercurial monkey who teamed up with Dean Martin and propelled solo masterpiece ‘The Nutty Professor’ 60 years ago — No contest, Shawn Levy got to the bottom of what made Jerry Lewis tick and has rarely gone on the record so meticulously about The Nutty Professor narcissist that set his career ablaze with 1996's King of Comedy: The Life and Art of Jerry Lewis. …

‘Love is an action. It’s not something you get. It’s something you do, and it manifests into something greater than you are. Which is perfect.’ Robyn Coburn, the 1999 Academy Award victor’s daughter-in-law, untethers a wealth of absorbing nuggets from ‘Dervish Dust.’ — Affectionately tagged “the philosopher” by martial arts master Bruce Lee, James Coburn shot to fame as ladykiller spy Derek Flint in two tongue-in-cheek action movies in the swinging ’60s and counted Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, and Sam Peckinpah as mates. Equally at home on the range — The Magnificent Seven…

In the aftermath of the acclaimed “Jericho” record, booking agent Steve Martin had the $3 million offer from concert promoter John Scher in his briefcase, and Robertson’s agent Nick Wechsler placed a call to Band manager Joe Forno Jr. — Leading up to The Band’s January 1994 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, there was a proposed $3 million, 20-night tour if Robbie Robertson rejoined Levon Helm, Rick Danko, and Garth Hudson for the first time since the fabled Last Waltz. Deep-rooted Band insider Joe Forno Jr…

Kent McCord was a 13-year-old long-legged teenager cuttin’ grass and pumpin’ tane at Brackett Field Airport when he came face to face with World War II hero Audie Murphy, who had been featured on the cover of LIFE magazine and was universally acknowledged as one of America’s most decorated combat…

Unfasten your spurs for a priceless, unpublicized John Wayne tale straight from the corridors of The Carson Podcast. Gary Null spent 40 years documenting entertainment icons such as Elvis Presley [e.g. The ‘68 Comeback Special and Aloha from Hawaii], Betty White, Andy Griffith, Will Smith, and game-changing series like Bonanza…