The song "Take Me Home, Country Roads" was written with Johnny Cash in mind, but it went to John Denver, who made it famous.

It opened up a whole lot of doors for me," said Kristofferson. "Actually, it was the song that allowed me to quit working for a living.” ...

You never heard a sadder album than American V. Nearly three years after Johnny Cash's death, the American icon's final recordings are a difficult listen. Short of breath, with a voice jagged ...