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

By Chris Willman

Chris Willman

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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 of those as the publication’s country music editor. Prior to coming on staff, his contributions to Billboard as a freelancer dated back to 1972.

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