Plus: Johnny Cash Honored; Strummer Biopic Coming

Johnny Cash to Be Inducted Into Gospel Hall of Fame
Johnny Cash is among the four artists who will be inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. DeGarmo & Key, Golden Gate Quartet and Bill "Hoss" Allen will also be inducted in the ceremony on January 24 in Cash's adopted hometown of Hendersonville, Tenn. [Billboard.biz]

Joe Strummer Biopic on the Way
With two Clash documentaries and two about the man himself, Joe Strummer's life has been well represented in film. But a biopic written by Paul Viragh is now in the works; Viragh was also behind the Ian Dury biopic Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll. [The Playlist via Consequence of Sound]

GQ Names Drake to Men of the Year List
Drake joins Stephen Colbert, James Franco, Jeff Bridges and Scarlett Johansson (she's the "Babe" on the list) on GQ's Men of the Year list. Drake is the mag's "Breakout of the Year." [GQ via RapRadar.com]

Neil Young Tribute Includes Patti Smith, Roots, More
Patti Smith, the Roots, Aimee Mann, J Mascis, Living Colour, Shawn Colvin and many more will honor Neil Young in a concert at New York's Carnegie Hall on February 10. The show will benefit music and arts programs for underprivileged youth. [Spinner.com]

Lynne and Jamie Spears Reconcile
Eight years after their split, Britney Spears' parents Lynne and Jamie are back together, a source confirmed to US Magazine. GossipCop.com first reported the reconciliation, saying the pair have been reconciled since last summer. [GossipCop.com via UsMagazine.com]

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Song Stories

“All Along the Watchtower”

The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 1968

Jimi Hendrix got hold of Bob Dylan's early John Wesley Harding tapes and in late 1967 recorded a version of "All Along the Watchtower" with the Experience in London. Dissatisfied with that first development, Hendrix brought those tapes with him to New York in early 1968 when he began work on Electric Ladyland. Eddie Kramer, Hendrix's engineer at the time, told Rolling Stone that Hendrix "was still looked upon by his basically white audience as the mammoth black guitar hero. There was a constant fight within him to expand himself." Hendrix's successful take on Dylan's work has long been recognized by the songwriter. "I liked Jimi Hendrix's record of this and ever since he died I've been doing it that way," Dylan wrote in the liner notes to his Biograph box set. "Strange how when I sing it, I always feel it's a tribute to him in some kind of way."

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