One of the recurring aspects of research about David's life was the theme of storytelling: not only was he an admired storyteller, but...

It is with enormous sadness that I write the following sentence: John Nova Lomax passed away way this morning. Nova helped me...

Have been away too long from my blogging due to the massive amount of farm work that always takes place in the spring, and some travel...

... about how he joined a hot rock and roll band in the early nineties from Nashville. If you've read Pluck, you'll recognize immediately...

As I finish the last proofing of David's 1991 week long workshop, I have been relistening to his thoughts on bending notes and, then,...

If you are one of the people who have written or asked about what I knew about David's love life, this post will disappoint. By the end,...

Watch David perform "Tennessee Valentine" at the 2001 dual launch party for the Starlings, Tn's album, Leapers Fork and David's Uncle...

In an earlier post on David's partnership with the great Alan Freeman I included the tune "Whiskey Before Breakfast" from their cassette,...

Quite by accident I recently discovered this fascinating 2012 documentary on the folk revival that took place in the fifties, sixties and...

Back in April, I wrote the following about Diana White in this post when I knew very little about her. In the previous post to this one,...

During the course of research for Pluck, a very few, small references to David’s friend Diana White popped up from disparate sources....

So, why, you might ask, might Pluck never have been written without John Lomax's participation? Well, first, he's a walking encyclopedia...

In a city full of legendary figures, John is a bit of a legend himself. He has worked for, with and/or is friends with some of the...

Another person who helped with the research for Pluck is Texan singer/songwriter Loretta Callens; I first wrote about her last December....

Linda Sack was not only a close friend of David's, she was hand-selected by him to become one of four members he envisioned as the...

Remember the old Reader's Digest recurring series, "My Most Unforgettable Character"? Well, Neal Hellman is in my Top Ten list of most...

Today I want to write to you about this lovely woman, Nancy Barker. She is one of the reasons that the subtitle for Pluck reads, "The...

Crawling back from the misery of a very bad cold, I have been catching up with emails. A few in particular came from Tom Harleman who...

One of David's most endearing songs is "Sarah", based on a real person named Sarah Melton. He loved the 1911 backstory so much that he...

In my last post, I wrote about "The Quiet Joys of Brotherhood". I heard it for the very first time earlier this week. Bob Force had...