The American cowboy is not only a universal symbol of the American West, but he is also a symbol of the American spirit. His gear—hat, chaps, boots,...
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The House that Cash Built Sells High
Johnny Cash was the youngest person ever chosen for the Country Music Hall of Fame. He had at least two singles on the Country charts for 38...
Colt Revolver Cylinder Scenes
Have you ever wondered what the roll-engraved cylinder scenes on the old percussion Colts depict? Some were added solely for the sake of decoration...
Open Road…In the Life
With their white-felt hats, suits and skinny ties, the members of Open Road are dressed to put Traditional Country back into Bluegrass—which they...
Old Friends
Firefighter Anthony Michael James strikes his own match to the flames reaffirming what Country music should be. The CD and title song “Old Friends”...
A Tribute to Jimmy Martin “The King of Bluegrass”
The “Good ’N Country” style of Jimmy Martin and the Sunny Mountain Boys entertained and inspired several generations since the 1950s. Jimmy’s climb...
A Ballad of the West: Songs From the Epic Trilogy
Bobby Bridger is a modern epic poet or bard, once referred to as the “Shakespeare of the American West.” Bridger’s rich musical trilogy spans the...
In Her Daddy’s Footsteps
Alecia was nominated for Emerging Artist of the Year in 2004 by the International Bluegrass Musicians Association, but that doesn’t mean she...
Saddling Up in Style
Jerry Croft can be a stubborn cuss. Growing up in Michigan, he decided he was going to be a cowboy. There was just one problem. Everybody told him...
A True Country Brew
Barbequed with a hint of barley smoke could describe Sony Music’s new Western tunesmith and vocalist Trent Willmon. But whatever you do, don’t call...
Del McCoury’s High Lonesome Sound
When you think Bluegrass, you are thinking Flatt & Scruggs and Bill Monroe. When you hear Bluegrass, you are probably hearing the “high...
True West’s Best of the West 2005 Winners
Celebrating our 51st continual year of publication, True West again brings you our hoarded nuggets, our favorite out-of-the-way secrets: the best...