January 2025 – Diane Diekman

Diane’s Country Music Newsletter — 22 January 2025

January 22, 2025/by admin

BOOK REVIEW – IN-LAW COUNTRY Geoffrey Himes looked back at the history of modern country music to define a movement that took place between 1968 and 1985, beginning in Los Angeles and moving to Nashville. Its musicians wanted to change and update traditional country music through songwriting and performances that resonated with young baby boomers. […]

Diane’s Country Music Newsletter — 8 January 2025

January 8, 2025/by admin

IN THE SPOTLIGHT – RONNIE MCDOWELL When Ronnie McDowell called me last week for our phone interview (thanks to Debbie Grisham for setting it up), we began the conversation by talking about our Navy days. We both graduated from high school in 1968. I headed off to college and he enlisted in the Navy to […]