NEW ORLEANS, La. -- Roky Erickson's biggest hit, You're Gonna Miss Me," with his band the 13th Floor Elevators, only reached No. 56 on the national pop chart, yet the lyrics and music composed by this ...

Ronda Rich is a best-selling Southern author. Visit www.rondarich.com to sign up for her free weekly newsletter. It was one of Mama’s favorite refrains. One that she used less than some but much more ...

More than 50 studio albums into her iconic career, Loretta Lynn revisits her roots with an LP that takes her Full Circle. With the album’s “Who’s Gonna Miss Me?” the influence of the Carter Family ...

If you’re going to be an influential artist or musician, it helps to go crazy. At least that’s the message behind any number of documentaries about creative souls who influenced others in their field ...