Johnny Bush, the country singer-songwriter best known for writing Willie Nelson's hit "Whiskey River," has died. He was 85. Bush's manager confirmed his death to Rolling Stone and his date of death ...

Whiskey River became a trademark song by Bush’s friend Willie Nelson, who still opens his concerts with it. In a 1997 Eagle interview, Bush commented on Nelson’s affection for the song: “It’s kind of ...

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (KTRK) -- Johnny Bush, the singer and songwriter known for his distinctive operatic voice and for writing the top-10 hit "Whiskey River," has died. News of Bush's death was shared ...

Texas country music great Johnny Bush, who co-wrote “Whiskey River” — the song Willie Nelson has used to open his concerts for decades — died Friday afternoon at age 85. A post to Bush’s official ...

Imagine for a moment if Johnny Bush hadn't enjoyed his own moment of country music stardom in the late 1960s and early 1970s. And imagine if he hadn't endured an unthinkable crisis in which his voice ...

On this day (October 16) in 2020, country singer and songwriter Johnny Bush passed away at the age of 85 after suffering from pneumonia. Before his passing, Bush built an immortal legacy with his ...

Johnny Bush recounts hard life as musician in 'Whiskey River' Over the years, I've read dozens of biographies and autobiographies of musicians. But I've never read a book more candid and personal than ...

Johnny Bush, a Texas singer whose rowdy honky-tonk hit "Whiskey River" became a signature song for his friend Willie Nelson, but whose own career was interrupted by a neurological condition that ...