This morning the world lost a spiritual icon and a true man of God. I received a text just minutes before it hit the news that Billy Graham had died. It was expected. He had reached the venerable age of ninety and nine years and I am sure in his heart of hearts he was […]

Another giant in the music industry left us this past weekend.  And a genuine good man he was.  Mel Tillis had that perennial smile and fun personality wherever and whenever you saw him.  We first crossed paths working a country music package show in Charlotte, in the early 60s, before we had even gotten to

Another giant in the music industry left us this past weekend.  And a genuine good man he was.  Mel Tillis had that perennial smile and fun personality wherever and whenever you saw him.  We first crossed paths working a country music package show in Charlotte, in the early 60s, before we had even gotten to

My intentions and plans were to write a blog this morning concerning something fun and lighthearted that I was involved with last week.  But intentions and plans get waylaid and forgotten when more serious concerns arise.  I am distraught over the horrible event in Las Vegas as I know you are. I stood on stages

Glen Campbell boiled over with talent and personality. Whether singing or picking, he took a backseat to no one.  Always smiling and upbeat with a ready story for whatever the occasion may be. We worked stage shows together; lots of TV; awards shows; specials; even went to the White House together one time.  We guested

WELL, THE 4TH OF JULY HAS COME AND GONE ANOTHER YEAR OF FIREWORKS AND FUN I SPENT MOST OF MY TIME LOOKING AT THE CLOUDS AND PRAYING FOR A LITTLE MORE SUN   AND GOD WAS GOOD TO STAUNTON, V-A AS GOOD AS I’VE EVER SEEN ON A MAGICAL SCALE OF ONE TO TEN THIS

Bro Harold is quite an artist and always has been.  I have drawings of his filed away that I have saved over the years.  (Some even he doesn’t know about.) When we were kids he used to sketch and draw constantly and was very good even then.  Me – I couldn’t make two lines meet

This may become the most personal and gooey-sweet blog you have ever read, so if you want to quit reading right now, leave with my blessings.  You have been warned. My family, Langdon and Alexis and their two – Caroline and Davis; D and Julie and their two  – Sela and Adra; were going to

I was eating lunch all by myself at home when I got a text today from my son, Debo, who asked, “Do you know where you were on this date in 1970?”  My reply was an obvious, “No, do you?”  And sure enough he did.  He wrote back, “You were at the White House performing

I was sitting here tonight alone with my thoughts, my reverie, my memories, looking back on people and days gone by.  Not sure how it happened but I suddenly realized that today is the anniversary of the famous (or is that maybe infamous) San Quentin album.  It was the Johnny Cash follow up to the