My Faron Young/Marty Robbins e-mail newsletter now consists of a variety of country music bits. NEWS Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell have won a Grammy — Old Yellow Moon in the category of Best Americana Album. Although the 56th GRAMMY Awards telecast aired Sunday evening, some of the awards were presented during a pre-telecast ceremony in […]
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FEATURED ARTIST- HOLLY DUNN Here’s an email from Holly Dunn: “I will attempt to give you a brief overview of where I have been and what I’ve been up to since I left Nashville in 2003 and totally retired from the music business. There were many factors in that decision, but mainly, I had been […]
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After eight years of publishing my Faron Young/Marty Robbins e-mail newsletter, and talking about Twentieth Century Drifter: The Life of Marty Robbins and Live Fast, Love Hard: The Faron Young Story, it’s time for a change. I’m now publishing a variety of country music news bits, so “keep those cards and letters coming.” NEWS Jack Blanchard and Misty Morgan, […]
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After eight years of publishing my Faron Young/Marty Robbins e-mail newsletter, it’s time for a change. I repeat myself when talking about Faron and Marty, and i don’t have a biography subject to follow Twentieth Century Drifter: The Life of Marty Robbins and Live Fast, Love Hard: The Faron Young Story, so there hasn’t been much to say. […]
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With Randy Poe Buck ‘Em! The Autobiography of Buck Owens is more about his music than his life. During the late 1990s, Owens recorded almost one hundred hours on cassette tapes, telling his story the way he wanted to be remembered. His last tape was recorded in September 2000, and his failing health prevented him […]
MARTY ROBBINS MEETS THE GLASER BROTHERS Marty Robbins always wanted his live shows to sound like the recordings. In 1957, with songs such as “White Sport Coat” on the charts, he needed background vocals. He found what he was looking for in Grand Island, Nebraska, when someone knocked on his dressing room door after a […]
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By Ann Dinsdale Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre and Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights are two of the most enduring classics of English literature. The softcover release of Ann Dinsdale’s The Brontes at Haworth, originally published in 2006, carries on a 160-year tradition of discussing and preserving the Bronte legacy. Dinsdale is the librarian at the Bronte […]
FARON AND MARTY SIXTY YEARS AGO In June 1953, Faron Young and Marty Robbins were beginning to make names for themselves. They’d both debuted on the Billboard charts earlier in the year with their own songs. Marty’s “I’ll Go On Alone” went to number one, and Faron’s “Goin’ Steady” reached number two. Their second singles […]
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FAREWELL TO RAY EMMETT Ray Emmett died in Nashville on June 2, 2013, at the age of 75. He had been ill for quite awhile. Ray fronted Faron Young’s Country Deputies band and played electric bass from 1973-1980 and from 1988 until the end. He also sang harmony on Faron’s records. Ray hosted one of […]
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Diane’s Country Music Newsletter — 29 January 2014
My Faron Young/Marty Robbins e-mail newsletter now consists of a variety of country music bits. NEWS Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell have won a Grammy — Old Yellow Moon in the category of Best Americana Album. Although the 56th GRAMMY Awards telecast aired Sunday evening, some of the awards were presented during a pre-telecast ceremony in […]
Diane’s Country Music Newsletter — 22 January 2014
FEATURED ARTIST- HOLLY DUNN Here’s an email from Holly Dunn: “I will attempt to give you a brief overview of where I have been and what I’ve been up to since I left Nashville in 2003 and totally retired from the music business. There were many factors in that decision, but mainly, I had been […]
Diane’s Country Music Newsletter — 16 January 2014
After eight years of publishing my Faron Young/Marty Robbins e-mail newsletter, and talking about Twentieth Century Drifter: The Life of Marty Robbins and Live Fast, Love Hard: The Faron Young Story, it’s time for a change. I’m now publishing a variety of country music news bits, so “keep those cards and letters coming.” NEWS Jack Blanchard and Misty Morgan, […]
Diane’s Country Music Newsletter — 8 January 2014
After eight years of publishing my Faron Young/Marty Robbins e-mail newsletter, it’s time for a change. I repeat myself when talking about Faron and Marty, and i don’t have a biography subject to follow Twentieth Century Drifter: The Life of Marty Robbins and Live Fast, Love Hard: The Faron Young Story, so there hasn’t been much to say. […]
Faron Young and Marty Robbins newsletter — 27 November 2013
Buck ‘Em! The Autobiography of Buck Owens
With Randy Poe Buck ‘Em! The Autobiography of Buck Owens is more about his music than his life. During the late 1990s, Owens recorded almost one hundred hours on cassette tapes, telling his story the way he wanted to be remembered. His last tape was recorded in September 2000, and his failing health prevented him […]
Faron Young and Marty Robbins newsletter — 28 August 2013
MARTY ROBBINS MEETS THE GLASER BROTHERS Marty Robbins always wanted his live shows to sound like the recordings. In 1957, with songs such as “White Sport Coat” on the charts, he needed background vocals. He found what he was looking for in Grand Island, Nebraska, when someone knocked on his dressing room door after a […]
The Brontes At Haworth
By Ann Dinsdale Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre and Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights are two of the most enduring classics of English literature. The softcover release of Ann Dinsdale’s The Brontes at Haworth, originally published in 2006, carries on a 160-year tradition of discussing and preserving the Bronte legacy. Dinsdale is the librarian at the Bronte […]
Faron Young and Marty Robbins newsletter — 19 June 2013
FARON AND MARTY SIXTY YEARS AGO In June 1953, Faron Young and Marty Robbins were beginning to make names for themselves. They’d both debuted on the Billboard charts earlier in the year with their own songs. Marty’s “I’ll Go On Alone” went to number one, and Faron’s “Goin’ Steady” reached number two. Their second singles […]
Faron Young and Marty Robbins newsletter — 5 June 2013
FAREWELL TO RAY EMMETT Ray Emmett died in Nashville on June 2, 2013, at the age of 75. He had been ill for quite awhile. Ray fronted Faron Young’s Country Deputies band and played electric bass from 1973-1980 and from 1988 until the end. He also sang harmony on Faron’s records. Ray hosted one of […]