Diane’s Country Music Newsletter — 30 July 2014

“I feel inundated these days with music that’s telling me how country it is. What I long for more than anything is to hear how country it is.” — Vince Gill, 2012 ACM awards show         As the biographer of Faron Young and Marty Robbins, I bring you these newsletters to connect […]

Diane’s Country Music Newsletter — 16 July 2014

FEATURED ARTIST – JANIE FRICKE “What I see in my future is exactly what I’m doing right now,” Janie Fricke told me when she called the other day in response to my request for an interview. “I get surprised all the time with new offers and new possibilities.” She credits Kirt Webster with finding those […]

Diane’s Country Music Newsletter – 2 July 2014

FEATURED ARTIST – GENE WATSON “I have a lot of goals in front of me,” Gene Watson says. “I’ve got a whole lot more scheduled in my mind than I can see over the top of.” At age 70, this Texan is not slowing down. “I’m working more now than I was twenty years ago,” […]