Happy birthday to my sister, Lorraine “Kayo” Paver, known in our family as the “blizzard baby” who came home from the hospital to sleep in a dresser drawer.

CONCERT REVIEW – CLINT BLACK

A younger-generation version of Dolly Parton opened the sold-out show for Clint Black at the Washington Pavilion on Valentine’s Day in Sioux Falls. Emily Ann Roberts, 26, a blonde chatterbox from Knoxville, Tennessee, stood all alone onstage, in boots and a short pink dress, playing her guitar and singing as comfortably as if in her own living room. She began with a song called “Chickens,” after explaining she and her new husband moved out into the country where they raise chickens. She learned that chickens don’t have to be herded. When nighttime comes, they go to bed early. She discovered that applies to young married couples also. “Working on Love” is her acknowledgment song that a relationship takes constant effort.

NEWS

Terry Smith, 80, of Nashville, Tennessee, died January 21, 2025. Born in Oklahoma in 1944 and reared in Texas, he earned a bachelor’s degree in education at North Texas State University. In 1972 he moved to Nashville to pursue a songwriting career and teach middle school English. He released thirteen albums of original material during those years. He retired from teaching after twenty-nine years and focused on music. His most famous song is “Far Side Banks of Jordan,” recorded by over 300 performers, including Johnny Cash/June Carter Cash and Jimmy Fortune. (more…)