Since its debut in The Muppet Movie, the song “Rainbow Connection” has become inextricably linked with the Muppets, to the point that it’s recurred in many other Muppet productions, including the 2011 ...

When Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher were hired by Jim Henson to write the songs for The Muppet Movie, they started with Kermit's opening number. That song, "The Rainbow Connection," would become a ...

On June 22nd, 1979, The Muppet Movie brought Jim Henson’s cavalcade of magical creations to the big screen for the first time. Though the movie opens with a meta-framework sequence involving Statler ...

Living legend Willie Nelson discovered the “Rainbow Connection” thanks to the Muppets — and some decades-long persistence from his daughter, Amy. Why did she want the country singer to cover a song ...

Texas country music stars Kacey Musgraves and Willie Nelson teamed up for a memorable cover of The Muppets’ “Rainbow Connection” at the 53rd Annual Country Music Association (CMA) Awards on Wednesday ...

Everybody’s favorite singing frog made a special video of one of his beloved classic on Saturday. The Muppets’ official YouTube page posted a video of Kermit the Frog performing “Rainbow Connection.” ...

In Stories I Only Tell My Friends: An Autobiography, Lowe relays he and his brother had a lot of freedom growing up. They would take a bus 25 miles and then take three other bus connections traversing ...

The Muppet Movie is 40 now. And I could tell you that this makes me feel old, but it doesn't. It oddly makes me feel just right. The music has been with me from when I was little until right now, and ...

A Wisconsin elementary school has been at the center of headlines after it removed Miley Cyrus' and Dolly Parton's "Rainbowland" duet from its first-grade concert list, deeming the song "controversial ...