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April 29, 2015 I first laid eyes on Tex in 1953. It was in the studios of WCOP in Boson. My buddy Dick Curley and I had found our way in to the radio station after hearing the Confederate Mountaineers … Continue reading →

Another link in the chain is broken. Jean Ritchie has left this world. Jean was a dear friend, surrogate mother and teacher to my wife Carol Langstaff. Carol’s mother Diane Hamilton and Jean were good friends. Jean was a role … Continue reading →

May 8, 2015 Yesterday morning I got the news that my dear friend Herb McCullough had passed away at his home in Florida. Herb (or Herbal as my girl friend Judy liked to call him) and I went back a … Continue reading →

At 2:30 this Morning, April 1, the spirit of Sandy Mason left this world, but not really. She will always be with us though her songs When I moved to Nashville in June of 1976 to join Cowboy Jack Clement’s … Continue reading →

One of the things I don’t like about getting old is that more and more of my friends are leaving this world. While in Nashville recently I was driving home in my car one night listening to Eddie Stubbs on … Continue reading →

AMERICANA MUSIC ASSN CONFERENCE I’ve been busy recently. I was in Nashville for the Americana Music Association’s annual convention where I participated in a showing of “For The Love of the Music” (Todd Kwait and Rob Stegman’s documentary about the … Continue reading →

Like countless others, my first introduction to Pete Seeger came from listening to “The Weavers at Carnegie Hall” album. “Good Night Irene,” “Rock Island Line,” “Darlin’ Corey,” all found their way into me as did the sound of the 5-string … Continue reading →

When Bob Dylan’s first album came out I remember how different it was and how unusual it was. I couldn’t put my finger on why I found it so exciting, except that his voice was different; his approach to the … Continue reading →