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Bebe Buell: The Mother's Day Blog
All Photos: Alan Mercer Hat: Moonshine NettieTo see these photos larger please click on them.It is almost impossible to capture the remarkable life and career of Bebe Buell in a few paragraphs....
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Waylon Payne Shines His Light
All Photos: Alan MercerCountry singer/songwriter and actor Waylon Payne is the son of Jody Payne, a guitarist in Willie Nelson's band, and Grammy winning Country Music singer Sammi Smith. He was named...
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Larry Ferguson Is Mr. Nashville
All Photos: Alan MercerLarry Ferguson is a native of Louisville Kentucky. As an only child he grew up loving music and television. At three years of age he fell in love with Dolly Parton. By the time...
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Mamie Van Doren: A Sex Symbol of a Certain Age
All Photos: Alan MercerMamie Van Doren has been a close friend for over a decade now. She was the very first interview I did on my blog in February 2009. I featured her again in September 2010 with...
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Mike Anaya: Working Behind The Scenes In Hollywood
All Photos: Alan MercerMike Anaya just returned from three weeks in Hawaii working on a kids show for Nickelodeon and that’s after working on Season Five of ‘The New Girl.’ That’s just the tip of the...
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Stella Parton Is A Musical Treasure
All Photos: Alan MercerComing from one of America’s most creative families, Stella Parton has blazed her own unique pathway to success. From the foothills of the Great Smokey Mountains, she emerged...
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Baker's Ribs Is Texas BBQ
All Photos: Alan MercerBarbecue is a traditional style of preparing beef unique to the cuisine of Texas and other Southern states. It is one of the many different varieties of barbecue found around...
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Ronnie McDowell Has An Elvis Connection
All Photos: Alan MercerRonnie McDowell has an amazing string of hit songs that he has amassed over the years, but it is his riveting stage presence and genuine warmth that fills the seats again and...
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The Incomparable Spanky Wilson
All Photos: Alan Mercer Make-up & Hair: Rudy CalvoMiss Spanky Wilson is an artist who is beyond categorization. Her recordings go wider than any one category. She has achieved a strong...
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Emmet Cahill Sings About Human Stories
All Photos: Alan MercerOver the past few years, Emmet Cahill’s life has been transformed from a young man pursuing a career in classical music to being plunged into the world of touring across cities...
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At Home With Gilles Marini
All Photos: Alan MercerThis is the sixth time Gilles Marini has been on my blog! If you haven’t seen any of the other blogs I’ve done with him then you should click the links to learn about his past...
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The Country Soul of Jeannie Seely
All Photos: Alan MercerAlong with many accolades including awards from Billboard, Cashbox and Record World, Country Music Legend Jeannie Seely has achieved No. 1 songs as a solo artist, duet partner...
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Melba Moore Forever
All Photos: Alan MercerMelba Moore’s story is one of many ups and downs leading her to today where she is firmly established as an iconic “All Around Entertainer.” She is constantly touring and...
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Julian Yeo '1923' Album Review
Photo: Jessica Lin1923 was a standout year for many reasons. ‘TIME’ magazine was launched on March 3. ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame,’ starring Lon Chaney was released. Cecil B. DeMille directed his...
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Madleen Kane: Back Where She Belongs
All Photos: Alan MercerMadleen Kane was born in Malmo, Sweden. Because of her striking beauty, at the age of 14 she became a model in Europe. At 15 she won the biggest Beauty Pageant in Sweden, The...
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Destiny Lingers For Rolonda Watts
All Photos: Alan MercerRolonda Watts is an Emmy and Cable Ace award–nominated journalist, television and radio talk show host, executive producer, actor, comedienne, voice artist, speaker,...
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Kinky Friedman: Smoking & Uncensored
All Photos: Alan MercerWho else could have written a country song about the Holocaust (‘Ride 'Em Jewboy’), or about a human being kept in a cage as part of a circus (‘Wild Man from Borneo’)?...
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It's Easy To Appreciate Stephen Bishop
All Photos: Alan MercerAt the age of thirteen, Stephen Bishop found himself at a crossroads. A clarinetist with hopes of becoming a History teacher, he was forever changed after watching the Beatles...
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Singer/Songwriter Reagan James
All Photos: Alan MercerR&B Singer/Songwriter Reagan James, thrust into the national spotlight in 2014 as a Top 10 artist on ‘NBC’s The Voice’ combines soulful melodies with contagious beats in her...
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The Incomparable Rumer
All Photos: Alan MercerRumer, is a Pakistani-born British singer–songwriter. Her stage name was inspired by the author Rumer Godden. Rumer's voice has been described by The Guardian and many others as...
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