The murder ballad is often traced back to an actual murder that took place on Christmas Day in 1900. 14-year-old Delia Green was murdered in Savannah, Georgia, and the tragic story inspired a number ...
When Bruce Springsteen was working on his 1982 album Nebraska, he tapped into Johnny Cash‘s old Sun Records, clinging to his stark and stripped-back storytelling. In 1999, Springsteen also covered ...