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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

“Is It True”

Brenda Lee | 1964

As the British Invasion reached its peak in 1964, Brenda Lee went from Nashville to London to record one of her hardest-rocking hits, her perky vocal backed by a stuttering, squalling guitar. That guitar was played by session musician Jimmy Page, yet to skyrocket to fame with first the Yardbirds and then Led Zeppelin. "She said to me, 'I've come here to make a record with the British sound,'" remembered producer Mickie Most. "She felt she wouldn't get the same sound in Nashville because they're only just catching up on the British beat group sound of about six months ago."

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