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A Farm in the Hidewood — Chapter One

Diane loved Little Joe Cartwright. It didn’t matter that he was a television character she saw every Sunday evening on Bonanza.   “Hurry, Kayo. It’s almost a quarter to eight,” Diane said as she pulled on her hooded gray parka and zipped it.   “I’m coming,” her younger sister replied. “It’s only half a mile […]

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Faron Young Q&A

Live Fast, Love Hard: The Faron Young Story By Diane Diekman Published by the University of Illinois Press — Fall 2007   Who is Faron Young?   Faron gained fame as a country singer in the 1950s, in the mold of his friend Hank Williams, and was eventually inducted into the Country Music Hall of […]