January 2021 – Diane Diekman

Diane’s Country Music Newsletter — 27 January 2021

January 27, 2021/by admin

IN THE SPOTLIGHT – HOWARD BELLAMY When I called Howard Bellamy for a chat, he was enjoying the 70-degree weather and the sunshine in Florida while I was waiting for a blizzard in South Dakota. He told me we Dakotans should come to Florida. He lives on the Bellamy family ranch near Darby, just north […]

Diane’s Country Music Newsletter — 13 January 2021

January 13, 2021/by admin

NEWS Ed Bruce (1939-2021): William Edwin Bruce Jr., known as Ed Bruce, died January 8 of natural causes in Clarksville, Tennessee. He was 81 years old. The singer, songwriter, and actor grew up in Memphis and began his music career on Sun Records at age 17. He moved to Nashville to be a songwriter, with […]