By Tim Harford We must be willing to risk failure, or we will never truly succeed. That is the theme of Adapt: Why Success Always Starts with Failure by Tim Harford, who believes the process of trial and error is essential in our complex, changeable world. Harford, a senior columnist for the Financial Times in […]
MARTY ROBBINS FORTY YEARS AGO In late July 1972, Marty filmed his singing western, The Drifter, at Apacheland near Phoenix, Arizona. The movie’s name was changed to Guns of a Stranger at the request of Clint Eastwood’s company, so as not to conflict with Eastwood’s latest movie, High Plains Drifter. This agreement must have disappointed […]
FARON YOUNG SIXTY YEARS AGO Faron Young moved to Nashville when Ken Nelson scheduled his Grand Ole Opry debut for June 14, 1952. Faron sang both songs on his first single, “Tattletale Tears” and “Have I Waited Too Long.” Hank Williams told Faron, “You got what it takes, boy.” Faron later described those words from […]
Eulogy for Mildred Diekman By her daughter CAPT Diane Diekman, USN (ret) 25 April 2012 When Mildred Hanson received her Navy discharge and came home to the Hidewood Valley after World War II, she met a bachelor who had moved to the farm next door. John Diekman had been in the Army during the war. […]
MARTY ROBBINS ON MCA 37 YEARS AGO Marty’s last MCA session took place April 24, 1975. He recorded cuts for an album titledTen Sides of Marty, It was never released. Marty thought MCA focused on “four top artists that didn’t need their help: Conway Twitty, Loretta Lynn, Olivia Newton-John, and Elton John.” He said MCA “forgot they […]
MARTY ROBBINS BOOK RELEASE EVENT The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville hosted my book release party for Twentieth Century Drifter: The Life of Marty Robbins on Saturday, March 31. Included in the crowd were 16 people who were in Marty’s life and in the book, Marty’s children, Janet and Ronny, were […]
E-BOOK UPDATE The University of Illinois Press reports that its E-book contract is nearing the final signature stage, with a current target date of June for Kindle, Nook, etc. It might be sooner, depending on the vendor’s turnaround time. My Faron and Marty books are both on the priority list for going live. MARTY ROBBINS […]
MARTY ROBBINS BOOK RELEASE EVENTS Saturday, March 31– 12:30 at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville. I will talk about and read from Twentieth Century Drifter. Joe Babcock is organizing music by several of Marty’s band members. Jim Glaser and Ronny Robbins are expected to be there. The show will be followed by […]
By J.T. Ellison Where All the Dead Lie is J.T. Ellison’s seventh crime thriller featuring the exploits of Taylor Jackson, a homicide lieutenant in Nashville, Tennessee. When the story opens, Taylor is recovering from a bullet wound to the head, which caused her to lose her voice. She suffers from guilt for failing to prevent […]
MARTY ROBBINS BOOK RELEASE EVENTS Saturday, March 31– Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville. We will be celebrating the release of Twentieth Century Drifter. I’m hoping to have music by some of Marty’s band members. Details later. Saturday, March 17 — “A Shot of Java” in Marty Robbins Plaza at 7003 N 58th Avenue […]