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(from left) Honoree Emmylou Harris, Jackson Browne, Bruce Springsteen, Patti Scialfa and Tom Morello onstage at the 2025 American Music Honors

Tom Morello and John Fogerty perform classics with Bruce Springsteen at this past weekend’s star-studded American Music Honors 

By Robert Dye published

Now in its third year, the event honored Morello, Fogerty, Joe Ely, Emmylou Harris and Smokey Robinson for their contributions to American music

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Joe Ely performs onstage at the 'Turn Out for Texas Rally' at Auditorium Shores on September 29, 2018 in Austin, Texas

"A Lot of Times I’ll Write a Song Instead of Going to a Therapist. It’s Cheaper – and More Efficient": Joe Ely on the Five Songs That Have Defined His Career

By Mark McStea published

From the greatest song Jerry Lee Lewis never wrote to a powerful tune that features Bruce Springsteen, these are some of the legendary singer/songwriter's finest recordings.

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