There’s nothin’ fancy here, just toe-tappin’ good ole Bluegrass music. The disc is filled with terrific songs, most composed by mandolin and lead...
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Slant 6 Cowboys
Slant 6 Cowboys is a group in search of a genre. This CD isn’t for the mainstream Cowboy music purist. Driving percussion and overbearing...
I’m Torn
Randy Kohrs can play just about any type of guitar, mandolin, banjo or bass, but he truly stands out as a vocalist. His mellow tenor is a delight to...
Molly Venter
With a strong voice the texture of fine suede, this Austin-based folksinger puts prose to music, sung strong and sweet with a great vibrato,...
The ’92 Reel West Winchester
Although the 1873 Winchester is often called “the gun that won the West,” no one can deny that it was the 1892 Model that became “the gun that won...
The Little Darlin’ Sound of Bobby Helms
The year 1957 was big for Bobby Helms, who was basically a three-hit wonder in what might be called the genre of “Popabilly.” As a backup singer for...
The Other Six-Gun
In sheer numbers alone, the Remington 1861 New Model Army revolver’s record of service is impressive. The U.S. Ordnance Department purchased 115,563...
“The Devil Always Gets the Best Lines”
There’s something comforting about being on Gene Autry’s Melody Ranch, up in Newhall, California. Passing through the gate and onto the lot, there’s...
Queen of the Soiled Doves
Just the sound of her name draws a mental picture: Mattie Silks. No plain, dowdy woman in a calico dress would ever wear such a name; no girl with...
Gunfight at the Stilwell Corral
January 14, 1881 Siner and part-time gambler Mike O’Rourke, 18, and his roommate Robert Petty, 23, are eating in Smith’s rest-aurant in Charleston,...
Shootin’ Shot
More than any six-gun or rifle, the shotgun could easily be called the “gun that won the West!” Despite the acclaim given to the six-guns and rifles...
Is Wyatt Earp Overrated?
Frank Stilwell got himself shot full of holes, literally perforated from head to toe, outside the railroad depot in downtown Tucson, Arizona, in...