October 2015 – Diane Diekman

Diane’s Country Music Newsletter – 21 October 2015

October 21, 2015/by admin

NEWS Billy Joe Royal, 73, died in his sleep at his home in North Carolina on October 6. He had been planning to tour with Ronnie McDowell in November. He was born April 3, 1942, in Valdosta, Georgia. His debut single, “Down in the Boondocks,” was a pop hit in 1965. During the mid-1980s, he […]

Diane’s Country Music Newsletter – 7 October 2015

October 7, 2015/by admin

FEATURED ARTIST – ED BRUCE “I’ve written a few hits,” Ed Bruce told me when I called him this past weekend. “That’s what I came to town to do–be a dedicated 24-hour-a-day musician/ songwriter.” His website lists some of those well-known songs, beginning with Charlie Louvin’s “See the Big Man Cry.” Ed was 23 at […]