By Thomas J. Knock The Rise Of A Prairie Statesman: The Life And Times Of George McGovern is the first volume of a major two-part biography on the most eloquent critic of the Vietnam War. Thomas J. Knock, a distinguished historian and teaching professor at Southern Methodist University, has written an aptly titled account of […]
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NEWS Holly Dunn (1957-2016) Holly Dunn, 59, died November 14 in a hospice facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico, surrounded by family and friends. She’d sent me this email on April 6th: “I have some unfortunate news to report, and I do so only because I believe in the power of prayer and hope to stir […]
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FEATURED ARTISTS – JACK BLANCHARD & MISTY MORGAN “Things are kind of quiet with us right now,” Jack Blanchard told me last week over the phone. “We’re not doing any traveling.” Jack and his wife, Misty Morgan, are best known for their 1970 hit, “Tennessee Birdwalk.” They aren’t touring right now because they haven’t found […]
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NEWS Bobby Vee (1943-2016) Robert Velline, 73, known as Bobby Vee, died October 24 of advanced Alzheimer’s disease, the Associated Press reports. Born in Fargo, North Dakota, he was 15 when a plane crash in Iowa killed Buddy Holly, and a call went out for local acts to do the scheduled show at the Moorhead […]
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NEWS Al Dean (1931-2016) Al Dean, 85, leader of Al Dean & the All Stars, passed away in hospice care in San Antonio, Texas, on October 3. “Al had been battling cancer,” Heart of Texas Records president Tracy Pitcox announced. Al formed his first band in 1952 and played dances all over Texas. He is […]
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REMEMBERING MARTY ROBBINS ON HIS 91ST BIRTHDAY Martin David Robinson was born September 26, 1925, in a shack on the desert at the edge of Glendale, Arizona. When he died of a heart attack in 1982, he was a 57-year-old country music star known as Marty Robbins. Now, on what would have been his 91st […]
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By Christine Woodside Libertarians on the Prairie: Laura Ingalls Wilder, Rose Wilder Lane, and the Making of the Little House Books is the story of “two strong women creating literature and crusading for their fervent beliefs,” says author Christine Woodside. It chronicles the relationship between Laura Ingalls Wilder and her adult daughter, Rose Wilder Lane, […]
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NEWS Hoot Hester (1951-2016) Hubert Dwane “Hoot” Hester, a founding member of The Time Jumpers band and fiddle player with the Grand Ole Opry staff band, died of cancer on August 30. Born on a small Kentucky farm, he spent 43 of his 65 years making music in Nashville. In addition to being a session […]
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NEWS Country Music Nation reports, “Only one day after her 59th birthday, we have some heartbreaking news to report about Holly Dunn. The country music icon has been diagnosed with cancer.” The article then quotes from a June 19 interview with Hallels and adds, “News about it didn’t really start circulating until August 22. Country […]
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By Rich Kienzle George Jones, one of the greatest performers in country music history, began his career at age twelve, playing his guitar and singing on the streets of Beaumont, Texas. At age 61, in 1992, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Sixteen years later, he was named one of the […]
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The Rise Of A Prairie Statesman: The Life And Times Of George McGovern
By Thomas J. Knock The Rise Of A Prairie Statesman: The Life And Times Of George McGovern is the first volume of a major two-part biography on the most eloquent critic of the Vietnam War. Thomas J. Knock, a distinguished historian and teaching professor at Southern Methodist University, has written an aptly titled account of […]
Diane’s Country Music Newsletter — 23 November 2016
NEWS Holly Dunn (1957-2016) Holly Dunn, 59, died November 14 in a hospice facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico, surrounded by family and friends. She’d sent me this email on April 6th: “I have some unfortunate news to report, and I do so only because I believe in the power of prayer and hope to stir […]
Diane’s Country Music Newsletter — 9 November 2016
FEATURED ARTISTS – JACK BLANCHARD & MISTY MORGAN “Things are kind of quiet with us right now,” Jack Blanchard told me last week over the phone. “We’re not doing any traveling.” Jack and his wife, Misty Morgan, are best known for their 1970 hit, “Tennessee Birdwalk.” They aren’t touring right now because they haven’t found […]
Diane’s Country Music Newsletter — 26 October 2016
NEWS Bobby Vee (1943-2016) Robert Velline, 73, known as Bobby Vee, died October 24 of advanced Alzheimer’s disease, the Associated Press reports. Born in Fargo, North Dakota, he was 15 when a plane crash in Iowa killed Buddy Holly, and a call went out for local acts to do the scheduled show at the Moorhead […]
Diane’s Country Music Newsletter — 12 October 2016
NEWS Al Dean (1931-2016) Al Dean, 85, leader of Al Dean & the All Stars, passed away in hospice care in San Antonio, Texas, on October 3. “Al had been battling cancer,” Heart of Texas Records president Tracy Pitcox announced. Al formed his first band in 1952 and played dances all over Texas. He is […]
Diane’s Country Music Newsletter – 28 September 2016
REMEMBERING MARTY ROBBINS ON HIS 91ST BIRTHDAY Martin David Robinson was born September 26, 1925, in a shack on the desert at the edge of Glendale, Arizona. When he died of a heart attack in 1982, he was a 57-year-old country music star known as Marty Robbins. Now, on what would have been his 91st […]
Libertarians On The Prairie: Laura Ingalls Wilder, Rose Wilder Lane, And The Making Of The Little House Books
By Christine Woodside Libertarians on the Prairie: Laura Ingalls Wilder, Rose Wilder Lane, and the Making of the Little House Books is the story of “two strong women creating literature and crusading for their fervent beliefs,” says author Christine Woodside. It chronicles the relationship between Laura Ingalls Wilder and her adult daughter, Rose Wilder Lane, […]
Diane’s Country Music Newsletter – 14 September 2016
NEWS Hoot Hester (1951-2016) Hubert Dwane “Hoot” Hester, a founding member of The Time Jumpers band and fiddle player with the Grand Ole Opry staff band, died of cancer on August 30. Born on a small Kentucky farm, he spent 43 of his 65 years making music in Nashville. In addition to being a session […]
Diane’s Country Music Newsletter – 31 August 2016
NEWS Country Music Nation reports, “Only one day after her 59th birthday, we have some heartbreaking news to report about Holly Dunn. The country music icon has been diagnosed with cancer.” The article then quotes from a June 19 interview with Hallels and adds, “News about it didn’t really start circulating until August 22. Country […]
The Grand Tour: The Life And Music Of George Jones
By Rich Kienzle George Jones, one of the greatest performers in country music history, began his career at age twelve, playing his guitar and singing on the streets of Beaumont, Texas. At age 61, in 1992, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Sixteen years later, he was named one of the […]