Three years ago, stand-up comedian John Crist came to Nashville to perform at Zanies. He says he sold 20 tickets, tops. But not long after that, he made a three-minute video that changed everything.

Jackson Crist thought he was spelling the word "segno" the way it sounded, but his incorrect answer ended his shot at the 81st annual Scripps National Spelling Bee title in the second-to-last round of ...

NORTHAMPTON, Pa. - The beat of the drum, the sound of the music and the excitement of the crowd still echo in Tommy Crist's mind more than 40 years after opening for Rush at the Roxy in Northampton.