Elvis always croons on my birthday because we share the day, although he isn’t using January 8th much anymore except for the radio and TV...

I’m staring at a blank page I would like to fill for the first time in about four years. Today is my 71st birthday and seven days ago I...

I had an aunt, Mildred Witten, who was an old maid schoolteacher when she married my Uncle Jack. They started too late to have children...

A shy and restless spirit was released last week to the care of the one he learned to follow the hard way. Billy Joe Shaver famously...

A little bit of whimsy and a talent for interpreting the joy in living through music exited our worldly side of glory with the death of...

Whitey Ford, who died Friday at age 91, played a pivotal role in my life. My life was changed forever in a Central Texas peanut field...

Willie Nelson has a new album but no place to play the songs live. The man who has given us many memorable 4th of July Picnics has been...