Quote: "SHAKESPEARE couldn't yodel - and he looked lousy in a cowboy hat." Elvis Costello on comparisons between The Bard and his musical hero Hank Williams.
Fact: Bob Dylan has invited Jack White, Willie Nelson and Lucinda Williams to help him record tracks country icon Hank Williams left unfinished for an upcoming compilation.
Fact: <p>Country couple Faith Hill and Tim Mcgraw's appearance on US TV show OPRAH yesterday (07FEB06) was the pair's first official interview together. As well as chatting about their romance, the McGraws cooked up their favourite chicken dumplings and cornbread at their home in rural Tennessee and gave Oprah viewers a tour of their sprawling 200-year-old farm, which was once owned by country legend Hank Williams. </p>