By Robert Gottlieb Great expectations were what Charles Dickens had for his ten children, and he was mostly disappointed. Seven sons and two daughters grew to adulthood under the influence of a father who tried to direct how they lived their lives. He expected them to possess his tenaciousness and energy level, not realizing the […]
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“I feel inundated these days with music that’s telling me how country it is. What I long for more than anything is to hear how country it is.” — Vince Gill, 2012 ACM awards show As the biographer of Faron Young and Marty Robbins, I bring you these newsletters to connect […]
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FEATURED ARTIST – JANIE FRICKE “What I see in my future is exactly what I’m doing right now,” Janie Fricke told me when she called the other day in response to my request for an interview. “I get surprised all the time with new offers and new possibilities.” She credits Kirt Webster with finding those […]
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FEATURED ARTIST – GENE WATSON “I have a lot of goals in front of me,” Gene Watson says. “I’ve got a whole lot more scheduled in my mind than I can see over the top of.” At age 70, this Texan is not slowing down. “I’m working more now than I was twenty years ago,” […]
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NEWS The two-year Cowboy Rides Away Tour concluded Saturday night, June 7, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas–home of the Dallas Cowboys. George Strait drew 104,793 fans, the largest crowd for an indoor concert in North American history. He broke the record set by The Rolling Stones at the Louisiana Superdome in 1981. Asleep at […]
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I’m the biographer of Faron Young and Marty Robbins, bringing you these newsletters to connect classic country music fans around the world. Feel free to forward this email to your friends, and tell them to send me an email if they want to be added to the list. I welcome your comments and ideas. FEATURED […]
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Today we are here to remember those who have died in defense of our nation, that the rest of us might live in peace and freedom. Memorial Day, which began in 1868 as Decoration Day to honor Union soldiers killed in the Civil War, now includes all wars and military actions. Since 1971, when the […]
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NEWS Willie Nelson has donated major portions of his collection of correspondence, manuscripts, records and awards to The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin. The Willie Nelson Collection, soon to be the focus of an exhibit on the UT Austin campus, will offer […]
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By Gerry House I read the book, Country Music Broke My Brain, in the hope it would be better than the title. Unfortunately, it wasn’t. The author is Gerry House, who hosted a syndicated radio show for 25 years, penned songs such as Reba McEntire’s “Little Rock,” and wrote comedic scripts for numerous TV awards […]
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NEWS A crowd of 300 gathered at Woodlawn Cemetery in Nashville to remember George Jones on the first anniversary of his death. Nancy Jones, who organized the event, stood in front of the “He Stopped Loving Her Today” headstone to talk to her husband’s fans. She led the planting of two dogwood trees. Keith Bilbrey […]
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Great Expectations: The Sons And Daughters Of Charles Dickens
By Robert Gottlieb Great expectations were what Charles Dickens had for his ten children, and he was mostly disappointed. Seven sons and two daughters grew to adulthood under the influence of a father who tried to direct how they lived their lives. He expected them to possess his tenaciousness and energy level, not realizing the […]
Diane’s Country Music Newsletter — 30 July 2014
“I feel inundated these days with music that’s telling me how country it is. What I long for more than anything is to hear how country it is.” — Vince Gill, 2012 ACM awards show As the biographer of Faron Young and Marty Robbins, I bring you these newsletters to connect […]
Diane’s Country Music Newsletter — 16 July 2014
FEATURED ARTIST – JANIE FRICKE “What I see in my future is exactly what I’m doing right now,” Janie Fricke told me when she called the other day in response to my request for an interview. “I get surprised all the time with new offers and new possibilities.” She credits Kirt Webster with finding those […]
Diane’s Country Music Newsletter – 2 July 2014
FEATURED ARTIST – GENE WATSON “I have a lot of goals in front of me,” Gene Watson says. “I’ve got a whole lot more scheduled in my mind than I can see over the top of.” At age 70, this Texan is not slowing down. “I’m working more now than I was twenty years ago,” […]
Diane’s Country Music Newsletter — 18 June 2014
NEWS The two-year Cowboy Rides Away Tour concluded Saturday night, June 7, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas–home of the Dallas Cowboys. George Strait drew 104,793 fans, the largest crowd for an indoor concert in North American history. He broke the record set by The Rolling Stones at the Louisiana Superdome in 1981. Asleep at […]
Diane’s Country Music Newsletter – 4 June 2014
I’m the biographer of Faron Young and Marty Robbins, bringing you these newsletters to connect classic country music fans around the world. Feel free to forward this email to your friends, and tell them to send me an email if they want to be added to the list. I welcome your comments and ideas. FEATURED […]
2014 Memorial Day Speech in Humboldt, South Dakota
Today we are here to remember those who have died in defense of our nation, that the rest of us might live in peace and freedom. Memorial Day, which began in 1868 as Decoration Day to honor Union soldiers killed in the Civil War, now includes all wars and military actions. Since 1971, when the […]
Diane’s Country Music Newsletter – 21 May 2014
NEWS Willie Nelson has donated major portions of his collection of correspondence, manuscripts, records and awards to The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin. The Willie Nelson Collection, soon to be the focus of an exhibit on the UT Austin campus, will offer […]
Country Music Broke My Brain
By Gerry House I read the book, Country Music Broke My Brain, in the hope it would be better than the title. Unfortunately, it wasn’t. The author is Gerry House, who hosted a syndicated radio show for 25 years, penned songs such as Reba McEntire’s “Little Rock,” and wrote comedic scripts for numerous TV awards […]
Diane’s Country Music Newsletter — 7 May 2014
NEWS A crowd of 300 gathered at Woodlawn Cemetery in Nashville to remember George Jones on the first anniversary of his death. Nancy Jones, who organized the event, stood in front of the “He Stopped Loving Her Today” headstone to talk to her husband’s fans. She led the planting of two dogwood trees. Keith Bilbrey […]