Lee Greenwood Instills patriotism

I have had the honor to know the talented Lee Greenwood for much of my country music career.

He has earned multiple CMA and ACM Awards, a GRAMMY for Top Male Vocal Performance on “I.O.U,” in 1985, and seven No. 1 hits, and thirty-eight singles including songs like “Ring On Her Finger, Time On Her Hands,” “Dixie Road,” and “Somebody’s Gonna Love You.”

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Ray Price – his music still creates good times

One of country music’s greatest singers was the late Ray Price. Even now, over a year after his passing in 2013, his music continues to receive accolades through his 2014 CD “Beauty Is…” Price fought pancreatic cancer to complete his final album project with legendary producer and longtime friend Fred Foster.  Beauty Is … the final sessions was released in April 2014. 

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NBC and Dolly’s family films

I was recently pleased to discover that my former television home NBC is to partner with my longtime friend and former movie co-star Dolly Parton.

The network signed a development deal with the American icon for a series of films.

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A Constant Man of Music – Dr. Ralph Stanley

With each passing year, I look around and find fewer of my musical heroes still contributing to the great America music legacy.

I am honored to call Dr. Ralph Stanley a friend and to have produced and recorded with him.

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Grand Ole Opry’s Jim Ed Brown – In Style Again

It is not often that I become enthused by the release of a new music CD, but ever since I heard that my long-time friend Grand Ole Opry star Jim Ed Brown will have a new project, I have looked forward to it.
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Numbers, what are all these numbers?

The year ends, the New Year begins and then like an avalanche of snow in winter, there they come – numbers.

All kinds of numbers begin covering me from head to toe. At least that is the way it seems to feel. Slowly, paperwork trickles in over the month of January telling me what I must report to the government and the state. Piles of receipts must now be sorted, itemized, added, subtracted, multiplied, and divided.

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Elly Mae and Little Jimmy

A love for critters of all shapes and sizes is one of the traits that audiences came to know about “Elly Mae Clampett.” That attribute combines along with her ability to whip Jethro or anything else that came her way that needing whipping.

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