Arthur “Guitar Boogie” Smith — best known for writing the crossover instrumental hit, “Dueling Banjos” — died Thursday (April 3) at his home in Charlotte, N.C., two days after his 93rd birthday.

All season long, we’ve watched Keith Urban dole out advice to the American Idol contestants. There’s an art to being able to give someone specific guidelines on how to get better without hurting their feelings.

Tim McGraw’s new album Sundown Heaven Town will be released Sept. 16, he announced Thursday (April 3).

Long before Charlie Daniels became known as a Southern Rock pioneer or topped the country and pop charts with “The Devil Went Down to Georgia,” he was a journeyman club musician who occasionally found work as a Nashville studio musician.