Jeremy Roberts·Oct 9Memphis Telecaster maven John Paul Keith lauds Nicole Atkins, Big Star, Jerry Reed, and GracelandKeith casts a wide net over Elvis, Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson’s ‘Song Sung Blue,’ Sam Phillips’ Sun Records, the Alabama Wild Man and…
Jeremy Roberts·Sep 1Right back where I came: The Doors’ ‘Wishful Sinful’The Robby Krieger-penned single from “The Soft Parade” boasts a string-enhanced arrangement with Jim Morrison convincingly in crooner modeA response icon1A response icon1
Jeremy Roberts·Jul 23Alapaha’s restored 1890 train depotLooking for the perfect photo opp, historic landmark, a train enthusiast, or have a special event in mind, come to the rural Georgia city.
Jeremy Roberts·Jul 14Ruta Lee did pretty damn well with ‘Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,’ ‘Gunsmoke,’ Tyrone Power…In a major interview tracing her rise to fame in MGM’s hit 1954 musical western, the retro TV femme fatale talks anxiety, humor, kisses…..
Jeremy Roberts·Jul 14‘Magnificent Seven’ fast gun Robert Fuller befriended Yul Brynner and turned down Jack Webb’s…The “Laramie” and “Wagon Train” hero met Elvis Presley, John Wayne’s son Patrick, Burt Reynolds, Jerry Lewis, Richard Boone, Michael Landon
Jeremy Roberts·Jun 19Richard Boone’s son honors ‘Have Gun–Will Travel’ and the ultimate John Wayne adversaryPeter Boone grants an encyclopedic interview about the five-time Emmy nominee and unrepentant “Hombre” stagecoach robber he called Dad.A response icon1A response icon1
Jeremy Roberts·May 15Clary Webb, Loretta Lynn’s angel mother from Butcher HollerThe Country Music Hall of Fame star immortalized her dad in Coal Miner’s Daughter, but the love and sacrifice of her Cherokee mama deserves
InThe RiffbyJeremy Roberts·Apr 17Another Side of Rick Nelson: Rockin’ Up the Great American Songbook“Galactica 1980" star Kent McCord and music historian James Ritz anthologize the “Fools Rush In” artist’s 1957-1966 pop standardsA response icon1A response icon1
Jeremy Roberts·Apr 1John Wayne and Ron Howard reunited during a ‘Happy Days’ lunch breakWhile taping the nostalgic sitcom at Paramount in 1977, Howard invited Henry Winkler and writer pal James Ritz to meet his “Shootist”…A response icon2A response icon2
InThe RiffbyJeremy Roberts·Mar 22The Boulders Preventing the Deliverance of Rick Nelson’s 1985 Curb AlbumJames Ritz, who worked closely with Capitol’s Bob Hyde in compiling Rick Nelson’s Legacy box set in 2000, argues that the “Travelin Man’s”…A response icon2A response icon2
