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Ben Keith. He first made his mark as one of Faron Young's wild Country Deputies.

Mike, I have the Jimmy Day LP Steel and Strings.

There is a companion book that goes with the exhibit, jointly published by the University of Illinois Press and the Country Music Foundation Press. Here's my review: http://internetreviewofbooks.blogspot.c ... music.html

Bruce, since you own the copyright, you can post it yourself on Kindle. I put my three memoirs on there, and I don't remember it costing me anything. You also probably have the manuscript pretty much ready to go, which makes it mostly cut and paste. Amazon takes most of the money you make off it, of...

Wade Landry? Ernie Reed?

She introduced the five musicians by first name and "from Texas."

Formerly with Gene Watson? I wondered if it might be. His horn playing brought "The old man and his horn" to life when Gene sang the song.

Janie was in Sisseton, South Dakota, last night. She introduced her steel player as "Danny from Texas."

Here's an update on Doyle Grisham: https://dianediekman.com/dianes-country ... june-2022/

Excerpts from the 2008 interview I did with Gary are at the bottom of this newsletter: https://dianediekman.com/dianes-country ... nuary-2022

Yes, here's a quote from my 2008 interview with Gary: Me and my brothers, we was George's first band--the Adams Boys. Me and Don and Arnie, we all played on "The Race Is On," and recorded all the things with George back in the early '60s. Paycheck, he played steel sometimes, and then Georg...

Thank you.

Is there an obituary? Does anyone know the facts of Gary's death? I'll be talking about him in my newsletter.

This is what I posted in my December 1st newsletter: Stacy Harris reports in Stacy's Music Row Report that she is “sadly (with a mixture of frustration, anger and disbelief, though, honestly, not shock) the first journalist to confirm” that Tom T. Hall died by suicide. He died August 20 at his home ...

Joey Schmidt replaced Monty. We met him when we were in Nashville. He's great. You can find him at the Music City Bar & Grill in Music Valley.

We were in Nashville last weekend. I chose a motel in Music Valley because I knew we'd have good country music within walking distance. Music City Bar & Grill, Nashville Palace, and Scoreboard are all across the parking lot from each other. Several bands to choose from every night at all three p...

I'll send autographed copies of the biographies of Faron Young and Marty Robbins to anyone on your Christmas list. The softcover books are $20 apiece, with $5 for shipping & handling.

It's the Opry--and always has been. Please don't call it GOO.

I posted a summary of my Sunday afternoon conversation with Lloyd Green in my newsletter: https://dianediekman.com/dianes-country ... ruary-2021

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I regret to say I didn't take a photograph, and I don't remember what Jack Evins looked like.

Jack Evins played steel for Ray Price in the '50s. He thought the name came from an Irish ancestor named Nevins, a pirate who came to the USA and changed his name to hide from authorities. I interviewed Jack about working with Marty Robbins.

I have Jimmy Day's "Steel and Strings" LP, if anyone wants it. I bought it on eBay when I was writing Faron's biography.

I offer autographed copies of the biographies of Faron Young and Marty Robbins as Christmas gifts for their fans. Both are softcover, $20 apiece, with $7 for shipping. I am currently working on my third biography for the University of Illinois Press -- Randy Travis. I welcome hearing from anyone who...

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix1712/11188_IMG_3928_1.jpg Ronny Robbins sang "El Paso" at the book release party for my Twentieth Century Drifter: The Life of Marty Robbins in 2012, with Jim Glaser and Joe Babcock singing harmony. it was the first time Jim and Joe had sung together...

Bill died March 17, 2009.