February 2022 – Diane Diekman

Diane’s Country Music Newsletter — 23 February 2022

February 23, 2022/by admin

IN THE SPOTLIGHT – JANA JAE When I typed “girl with the blue fiddle” into an internet search engine, it brought up Jana Jae. She had told me in our recent phone conversation how she acquired that title. First, a bit about her background. Born in 1943, Jana started playing violin at age two. Her […]

Diane’s Country Music Newsletter — 10 February 2022

February 9, 2022/by admin

IN THE SPOTLIGHT – GENE WATSON It’s been almost eight years since I spotlighted Gene Watson in my newsletter (https://dianediekman.com/dianes-country-music-newsletter-2-july-2014). When I arranged a phone interview recently, I asked about his health, as he had cancelled his November show in Sisseton due to illness. “All the illnesses I’ve been through finally culminated in double pneumonia, […]