Country music

'I have an angel by my side': Miley Cyrus mourns loss of godmother, country music icon Dolly Parton

"The feeling of losing my Aunt Dolly is beyond what feels right to share. Our most sacred moments were private and they'll stay there behind the stage, beneath the glamour & between our hearts."

 Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus perform "Jolene" at the 61st Grammy Awards Show, Los Angeles, California, US, February 10, 2019.
Dolly Parton attends Dolly Parton's Threads: My Songs In Symphony World Premiere at Schermerhorn Symphony Center on March 20, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee.

Undisputed queen of country music, Dolly Parton, passes away at 80 years of age

JOE BUCHANAN, flanked by Israeli and American flags, in his home musical workshop in Houston, Texas.

Judaism with a twang: Texan Joe Buchanan finds the common themes binding country music and Torah

 PARTICIPANTS GROOVE at  Dead Gathering in the Arava in 2022.

How can a Grateful Dead celebration counter Iran's threat on Israel - comment


Kinky Friedman, singer and novelist who fronted The Texas Jewboys, dies at 79

Kinky Friedman, the cigar-chomping, mustachioed Texan country singer for the Texas Jewboys, died Thursday from complications of Parkinson’s disease at the age of 79.

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All-female drummer band performs in the Philippines to mark Israel’s 75th birthday

 Israel’s rhythmania entertains children in white cross orphanage

After criticism, Taylor Swift adds Orthodox-friendly dates to her upcoming tour

This week, Shabbat-observant Swifties voiced their disappointment with the dates, which were all slated for during or just after the end of the Jewish Sabbath, on Friday or Saturday nights.

 Taylor Swift greets fans before a conversation at the Toronto International Film Festival, Sept. 9, 2022.

Turkish court halts Khashoggi trial, transfers it to Saudi Arabia

Ahead of the ruling, Human Rights Watch had warned that transferring the trial to Riyadh would block justice.

The committee to protect Journalists outside the Saudi Embassy in Washington on October 2 2019 marking one year to the killing of Jamal Khashoggi

Country singer Kenny Rogers dies at 81

The American singer "passed away peacefully at home from natural causes under the care of hospice and surrounded by his family," a statement on the singer's website said.

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