November 2010 - Diane Diekman

Faron Young and Marty Robbins newsletter — 17 November 2010

November 17, 2010/by Diane Diekman

MILITARY VETERANS, MARTY ROBBINS AND FARON YOUNG Seaman Second Class Martin David Robinson stayed on Bougainville after the November 1943 Allied invasion of the Solomon Islands. He advanced to U.S. Navy seaman 1st class, celebrated his 19th birthday, and was still on the island in November 1944. Ten years later, he had become Marty Robbins […]

Buck Owens: The Biography

November 13, 2010/by Diane Diekman

By Eileen Sisk “This biography paints an unprecedented portrait of not only country’s biggest star of the ’60s, but perhaps its biggest son of a bitch.” So says the jacket cover of Buck Owens: The Biography. Following 19 number one songs on Billboard’s charts, Buck Owens spent 17 years as co-host of syndicated television show […]