By Bobbie Malone and Bill C. Malone A newly released biography on the western singing group Riders in the Sky tells the story of its original members still going strong after almost fifty years. Known as “America’s favorite cowboy musicians” and “the most educated band in country music,” the band members are: Ranger Doug Green, […]
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NEWS “I almost died,” Mark Chesnutt says about his years-long journey to reclaim his health. According to American Songwriter, he had lived with a fractured spine for years, and it eventually deteriorated to bone-on-bone with a lot of nerve damage. Following surgery that included inserting two titanium rods in his back, he started physical therapy […]
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NEWS At a May 17 concert in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, during his Last Call: One More for the Road Tour, Alan Jackson, 66, announced he is “winding down.” He confirmed, “This is my last road show.” According to a press release, this is his last year of major touring, with his “big finale” set for summer […]
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By Shania Twain After reading Shania Twain: From This Moment On, I am filled with admiration for Shania and all she has overcome in life. I’m also impressed that she wrote her 2011 autobiography herself. She says it began as an exercise to deal with the trauma of the extreme betrayal by her husband and […]
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NEWS Johnny Rodriguez (December 10, 1951 – May 9, 2025) One of my favorite singers, Johnny Rodriguez, 73, died May 9 after a few days in home hospice. His daughter Aubry, 27, announced his death. Juan Raoul Davis Rodriguez was born December 10, 1951, in Sabinal, Texas. At age 21, he moved to Nashville. According to MusicRow, “Discovered […]
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NEWS Famed Hee Haw cast member Lulu Roman, 78, died unexpectedly April 22 in Bellingham, Washington. According to MusicRow, the Dallas, Texas, native was born with a thyroid condition and placed in an orphanage at birth. Before moving to Nashville, she worked in Jack Ruby’s Dallas nightclubs under the stage name “Lulu Roman, the World’s […]
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT – DAVID ROBBINS (SON OF PIG ROBBINS) By the mid-1960s, Hargus “Pig” Robbins was a well-known session pianist, part of Nashville’s A-Team. He’d joined the musicians’ union in 1957, at age nineteen. For the first two years he sat by the phone, occasionally getting a call to work a session. Then came […]
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BOOK REVIEW – SINGING IN THE SADDLE: THE HISTORY OF THE SINGING COWBOY Gene Autry. Roy Rogers. Tex Ritter. These are the three most famous singing cowboys from the western movies of the 1930s-1950s. But there were hundreds more. Most of them are documented in Singing in the Saddle: The History of the Singing Cowboy, […]
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By Douglas B. Green Gene Autry. Roy Rogers. Tex Ritter. These are the three most famous singing cowboys from the western movies of the 1930s-1950s. But there were hundreds more. Most of them are documented in Singing in the Saddle: The History of the Singing Cowboy, an exhaustive research project by music historian Douglas Green, […]
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NEWS The Grand Ole Opry is presenting Opry 100: A Live Celebration tonight. The three-hour special airs on NBC TV from 7-10 and will be hosted by Blake Shelton. Country Now reports the stages of the Opry House and the Ryman Auditorium will both be used. The show will honor legendary Opry moments by featuring […]
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Riders In The Sky: Romancing The West With Music And Humor
By Bobbie Malone and Bill C. Malone A newly released biography on the western singing group Riders in the Sky tells the story of its original members still going strong after almost fifty years. Known as “America’s favorite cowboy musicians” and “the most educated band in country music,” the band members are: Ranger Doug Green, […]
Diane’s Country Music Newsletter — 11 June 2025
NEWS “I almost died,” Mark Chesnutt says about his years-long journey to reclaim his health. According to American Songwriter, he had lived with a fractured spine for years, and it eventually deteriorated to bone-on-bone with a lot of nerve damage. Following surgery that included inserting two titanium rods in his back, he started physical therapy […]
Diane’s Country Music Newsletter — 28 May 2025
NEWS At a May 17 concert in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, during his Last Call: One More for the Road Tour, Alan Jackson, 66, announced he is “winding down.” He confirmed, “This is my last road show.” According to a press release, this is his last year of major touring, with his “big finale” set for summer […]
Shania Twain: From This Moment On
By Shania Twain After reading Shania Twain: From This Moment On, I am filled with admiration for Shania and all she has overcome in life. I’m also impressed that she wrote her 2011 autobiography herself. She says it began as an exercise to deal with the trauma of the extreme betrayal by her husband and […]
Diane’s Country Music Newsletter — 14 May 2025
NEWS Johnny Rodriguez (December 10, 1951 – May 9, 2025) One of my favorite singers, Johnny Rodriguez, 73, died May 9 after a few days in home hospice. His daughter Aubry, 27, announced his death. Juan Raoul Davis Rodriguez was born December 10, 1951, in Sabinal, Texas. At age 21, he moved to Nashville. According to MusicRow, “Discovered […]
Diane’s Country Music Newsletter — 30 April 2025
NEWS Famed Hee Haw cast member Lulu Roman, 78, died unexpectedly April 22 in Bellingham, Washington. According to MusicRow, the Dallas, Texas, native was born with a thyroid condition and placed in an orphanage at birth. Before moving to Nashville, she worked in Jack Ruby’s Dallas nightclubs under the stage name “Lulu Roman, the World’s […]
Diane’s Country Music Newsletter — 16 April 2025
IN THE SPOTLIGHT – DAVID ROBBINS (SON OF PIG ROBBINS) By the mid-1960s, Hargus “Pig” Robbins was a well-known session pianist, part of Nashville’s A-Team. He’d joined the musicians’ union in 1957, at age nineteen. For the first two years he sat by the phone, occasionally getting a call to work a session. Then came […]
Diane’s Country Music Newsletter — 2 April 2025
BOOK REVIEW – SINGING IN THE SADDLE: THE HISTORY OF THE SINGING COWBOY Gene Autry. Roy Rogers. Tex Ritter. These are the three most famous singing cowboys from the western movies of the 1930s-1950s. But there were hundreds more. Most of them are documented in Singing in the Saddle: The History of the Singing Cowboy, […]
Singing In The Saddle: The History Of The Singing Cowboy
By Douglas B. Green Gene Autry. Roy Rogers. Tex Ritter. These are the three most famous singing cowboys from the western movies of the 1930s-1950s. But there were hundreds more. Most of them are documented in Singing in the Saddle: The History of the Singing Cowboy, an exhaustive research project by music historian Douglas Green, […]
Diane’s Country Music Newsletter — 19 March 2025
NEWS The Grand Ole Opry is presenting Opry 100: A Live Celebration tonight. The three-hour special airs on NBC TV from 7-10 and will be hosted by Blake Shelton. Country Now reports the stages of the Opry House and the Ryman Auditorium will both be used. The show will honor legendary Opry moments by featuring […]