By Rita Dragonette The Fourteenth of September is the debut novel of public relations executive Rita Dragonette, who recalls her personal experiences of fifty years ago in telling the story. She draws an excellent picture of the turmoil on college campuses as antiwar sentiment increased in 1969. The book opens with protagonist Judy Talton, a […]
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NEWS The 53rd CMA Awards show will be held November 13. For the first time since the Musician of the Year category was added in 1988, there is a female nominee. Fiddle player Jenee Fleenor, a member of Blake Shelton’s band, was nominated along with guitarist Mac McAnally (who has won 10 of the last […]
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CONCERT REVIEW – LACY J. DALTON Ever since I interviewed Lacy J. Dalton for my May 15 spotlight, I’ve been waiting for her to come to South Dakota. It happened last Thursday evening when she did a show at the Sisseton Performing Arts Center. She was as friendly in person as she’d been on the […]
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NEWS Billboard’s Country Airplay chart had a solo female artist at the top for the first time in more than a year. “Girl” by Maren Morris jumped from #4 to #1 and dropped this week to #13 . Kelsea Ballerini’s “Legends” hit #1 on February 24, 2018. Miranda Lambert shared a #1 with Jason Aldean […]
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By Catherine Whitlock & Rhodri Evans The remarkable scientists profiled in 10 Women Who Changed Science and The World include both famous and obscure, some rewarded with the Nobel Prize and others ignored. The authors, Dr. Catherine Whitlock and Dr. Rhodri Evans, who both hold PhDs, bring us ten minibiographies as a small sampling of […]
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT – PIG ROBBINS “Pig Robbins probably played more sessions than anybody ever did,” Lloyd Green told me during our recent phone conversation. He gave me Pig’s number so I could check in with the famous pianist and keyboard session player. When I called Hargus “Pig” Robbins, 81, and asked how he was, […]
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT – LES LEVERETT “For my age and condition, I guess I’m doing pretty good,” Les Leverett told me when I called him last week at his home in Nashville. “God’s been awful good to me.” Les is ninety-two years old and leads a busy life. One of his favorite events takes place […]
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CONCERT REVIEW – WAHOO COUNTRY MUSIC SHOW Thanks to Sharon Kenaston and Tracy Pitcox for a Thursday evening filled with high-quality traditional country music. Sharon hosted the 22nd annual Wahoo Country Music Show in Wahoo, Nebraska, this past weekend. Tracy Pitcox brought several Heart of Texas recording artists for a dance at the Starlite Ballroom.
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By Randy Travis with Ken Abraham Randy Travis, singer, songwriter, and Country Music Hall of Fame member, worked for ten years to become an overnight success. The son of an abusive alcoholic father and “a saint” of a mother, Travis was a teenager headed to jail when Lib Hatcher took him under her wing in […]
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT – LLOYD GREEN I hadn’t heard anything about Lloyd Green in quite a while, so I called him Sunday evening to find out how he’s doing. He answered the phone on the second ring. “Life’s different for me these days,” he told me. “Dot passed away about three years ago. I’m still […]
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The Fourteenth Of September
By Rita Dragonette The Fourteenth of September is the debut novel of public relations executive Rita Dragonette, who recalls her personal experiences of fifty years ago in telling the story. She draws an excellent picture of the turmoil on college campuses as antiwar sentiment increased in 1969. The book opens with protagonist Judy Talton, a […]
Diane’s Country Music Newsletter — 4 September 2019
NEWS The 53rd CMA Awards show will be held November 13. For the first time since the Musician of the Year category was added in 1988, there is a female nominee. Fiddle player Jenee Fleenor, a member of Blake Shelton’s band, was nominated along with guitarist Mac McAnally (who has won 10 of the last […]
Diane’s Country Music Newsletter — 21 August 2019
CONCERT REVIEW – LACY J. DALTON Ever since I interviewed Lacy J. Dalton for my May 15 spotlight, I’ve been waiting for her to come to South Dakota. It happened last Thursday evening when she did a show at the Sisseton Performing Arts Center. She was as friendly in person as she’d been on the […]
Diane’s Country Music Newsletter — 7 August 2019
NEWS Billboard’s Country Airplay chart had a solo female artist at the top for the first time in more than a year. “Girl” by Maren Morris jumped from #4 to #1 and dropped this week to #13 . Kelsea Ballerini’s “Legends” hit #1 on February 24, 2018. Miranda Lambert shared a #1 with Jason Aldean […]
10 Women Who Changed Science and the World
By Catherine Whitlock & Rhodri Evans The remarkable scientists profiled in 10 Women Who Changed Science and The World include both famous and obscure, some rewarded with the Nobel Prize and others ignored. The authors, Dr. Catherine Whitlock and Dr. Rhodri Evans, who both hold PhDs, bring us ten minibiographies as a small sampling of […]
Diane’s Country Music Newsletter — 24 July 2019
IN THE SPOTLIGHT – PIG ROBBINS “Pig Robbins probably played more sessions than anybody ever did,” Lloyd Green told me during our recent phone conversation. He gave me Pig’s number so I could check in with the famous pianist and keyboard session player. When I called Hargus “Pig” Robbins, 81, and asked how he was, […]
Diane’s Country Music Newsletter — 10 July 2019
IN THE SPOTLIGHT – LES LEVERETT “For my age and condition, I guess I’m doing pretty good,” Les Leverett told me when I called him last week at his home in Nashville. “God’s been awful good to me.” Les is ninety-two years old and leads a busy life. One of his favorite events takes place […]
Diane’s Country Music Newsletter — 26 June 2019
CONCERT REVIEW – WAHOO COUNTRY MUSIC SHOW Thanks to Sharon Kenaston and Tracy Pitcox for a Thursday evening filled with high-quality traditional country music. Sharon hosted the 22nd annual Wahoo Country Music Show in Wahoo, Nebraska, this past weekend. Tracy Pitcox brought several Heart of Texas recording artists for a dance at the Starlite Ballroom.
Forever And Ever, Amen: A Memoir Of Music, Faith, And Braving The Storms Of Life
By Randy Travis with Ken Abraham Randy Travis, singer, songwriter, and Country Music Hall of Fame member, worked for ten years to become an overnight success. The son of an abusive alcoholic father and “a saint” of a mother, Travis was a teenager headed to jail when Lib Hatcher took him under her wing in […]
Diane’s Country Music Newsletter — 12 June 2019
IN THE SPOTLIGHT – LLOYD GREEN I hadn’t heard anything about Lloyd Green in quite a while, so I called him Sunday evening to find out how he’s doing. He answered the phone on the second ring. “Life’s different for me these days,” he told me. “Dot passed away about three years ago. I’m still […]