A diverse all-star lineup will celebrate the 80th birthday of Johnny Cash with an April concert.

Lukas Nelson clearly remembers the conversation that launched him on the path to playing guitar for a living. Mr. Nelson was 10 or 11 and his father, Willie, was showing him a few things on the guitar. The son asked his father what he'd like for his upcoming birthday, and the answer changed Lukas Nelson's life.
Jamey Johnson is the young, wild-haired heir to country music's outlaw throne. The Blind Boys of Alabama are the enduring heralds of God's word through gospel music.
Members of country music icon Alabama recently reunited to record a track for the first disc of a new three-volume tribute to Waylon Jennings.

Miranda Lambert made history Wednesday morning when she was nominated for nine CMA Awards, the most for a female country music artist.
Hank Cochran, a consummate songwriter who composed a string of country hits including "Make the World Go Away" for Eddy Arnold, died Thursday. He was 74.