Kevin Diepenbrock thought he was going to die, so he recorded messages for those he was leaving behind.

In the second fiery incident involving a plane at a United States airport, a FedEx plane caught fire today at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

One of the three young girls who fell 12 metres from a faulty Ferris wheel in Tennessee has opened up about the terrifying ordeal.

You can't visit Nashville without embracing country music, writes Megan Singleton.

Nashville's mix of Southern hospitality and rich creative heritage hits just the right note for Jez Smadja.

Listen to the music when you explore the Southern city of Memphis, Tennessee, advises Tim Lamb.

Sophie Barclay takes the train from New Orleans up through Tennessee to Chicago, following a trail of American music history.

Hardcore drinking and music await in Nashville, finds Leena Tailor.

Kate Silver joins a half-hour queue at possibly the most popular sno cone stand in Tennessee.

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Kevin Pilley gets comfortable on the Mississippi's water.

The motel balcony in Memphis, Tennessee where US civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr was assassinated on 4 April 1968 is being opened to the public.

Graham Reid visits the former home of a music legend.

Getting a family of five across the US by car is no mean feat, finds Danielle Murray.

No rhinestone is left unturned in Tennessee's land of Dollywood. Caspar van Vark takes a look around.

Alan Young visits Music City, USA, home of Beale St, blues, gospel, rock'n'roll and Elvis Presley.