April 6, 1937 and April 6, 2016 are significant dates for those of us whose country music roots are in what I call ‘classic country’…
Category: Western Fictioneers
March Old West trivia by Kaye Spencer #trivia #westernfictioneers #OldWestHistory
For my featured article this month at the Western Fictioneers’ blogspot, I have compiled a brief list of notable events in Old West history. The
Remembering actor Jack Palance by Kaye Spencer #westernfictioneers #Hollywood #OldWest
For my February article on the Western Fictioneers’ blog, I’ve highlighted the Hollywood career of actor Jack Palance for the 100th anniversary of his birth
Thanksgiving – a history and time to reflect by Kaye Spencer #westernfictioneers #thanksgiving
The Legends of America website and the article “The American Tradition of Thanksgiving”, compiled and edited by Dave Alexander, 2017, offers a nice explanation of
The Erie Canal by Kaye Spencer #westernfictioneers #AmericanHistory
With the opening of the Erie Canal on October 26, 1825, the Great Lakes was connected with Atlantic Ocean via the Hudson River. This was
Remembering Marty Robbins by Kaye Spencer #westerns #countrymusic #classiccountry #WesternFictioneers
Marty Robbins has a birthday anniversary this month—his 93rd, in fact. But, sadly, Marty died on December 8, 1982. He’d suffered his third serious heart