Edited by Steve Haruch Nashville, Tennessee, has always been one of my favorite cities, due to the Grand Ole Opry and other country music connections. In recent years, I’ve been a frequent visitor while writing and promoting several biographies. I eagerly delved into Greetings from New Nashville: How a Sleepy Southern Town Became “It” City. […]
NEWS The Country Daily reports on country music reactions to the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 87, on September 18. Dolly Parton tweeted, “She was small in stature but even the tallest looked up to her. Her voice was soft but her message rang loud and clear and will echo forever. Thank […]
NEWS William “Bill” Pursell, Grammy-nominated composer and studio musician, died September 3 in Nashville at the age of 94. The Los Angeles Times obituary reports his death came after a “very fast, tough battle with COVID pneumonia,” according to his daughter, Laura Pursell. He had been in the hospital for a week. The California native, […]
At the South Dakota State Fair in Huron, on September 3, Sherwin Linton invited me to talk about my books and my Navy career. Here is my speech. (Thanks to John Mogen for the photo.)