Edward Morris, Nashville Editor and Columnist Who Steered Billboard’s Country Coverage, Dies at 90

Variety - Sep 20, 2026

Edward Morris, a Nashville-based music journalist who edited Billboard’s country coverage, wrote a popular CMT.com column and penned numerous books, died Thursday at age 90. The family did not give a cause of death. Morris was best remembered in the country community for a 14-year tenure with Billboard from 1981 to 1995, the last four […]

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