I held the Ivory soap close to my nose and breathed in deeply. There was nothing quite like the smell of a fresh bar of soap out of the package. The smell carried me back to my days of late summer evenings of avoiding my bath as a boy. Needless to say I would always […]
I am coming to the conclusion that the art of visitin’ is now a thing of the past for much of America. I can remember as a kid, as dinner time came near, a neighbor or family friend would just happen by and mother and dad would ask them to pull up a chair and […]
I learned recently that another musician friend was called home – Doug Dillard (1937-2012). It has been nearly 50 years since the Darlings crawled up onto Briscoe Darling’s truck and rode down from the hills into Mayberry. With them were sister Charlene (Maggie Peterson) and all the Darling boys (The Dillards: Rodney Dillard, guitar; Doug […]
In the early part of my music career in Nashville, one of the biggest stars of the industry was at the top of his career – Kenny Rogers. Now after 54 years in the business, he continues to thrill audiences and record some wonderful music. Kenny has just combined forces with Warner Bros. Records to […]
There was an amazing gathering of talent that came together to rejoice their way through the Gospel Music Association’s Dove Awards in Atlanta recently. I was so pleased to see many of my friends who are industry veterans finally receive recognition for the work. Karen Peck and New River garnered their first two Dove awards […]
It is amazing how a sight, a sound or a smell can carry you in your mind’s eye to some distant place and time. I came upon a patch of white daisies this week as I was walking along the back road in my hometown. All of a sudden I was four years old again […]
As we watch television classics, there are many character actors that have made their marks and found niches that have allowed them to keep in front of the American public for years and years. One of those actors was introduced to the American television family in the 1960s.
How many times have you flipped through the 70 or so channels which most basic subscribers receive and said, “There’s nothing on.” Just imagine — all these choices, but nothing, absolutely nothing to watch.
As an entertainer you spend a lot of nights on the road stopping to catch some rest or a shower in every kind of hotel imaginable along the way. A few weeks ago as I had come down from an overnight stay to partake of the continental breakfast, I bumped into another gospel music mainstay […]
When I think of movies of the last 30 years, some that rise to the top of the list are “The Big Chill,” “The Untouchables,” “Bull Durham,” “Field of Dreams,” “Dances with Wolves,” “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves,” “The Bodyguard,” “Wyatt Earp,” “Tin Cup,” “The Postman,” “Thirteen Days,” “Open Range,” “The Guardian” and “Swing Vote.” […]
