Tag Archives: Hawkshaw Hawkins

No Second Fiddle: Jean Shepard, 1933-2016

Posted on October 17, 2016 by cousinlynn953

When I heard that Jean Shepard had died, the first thing I thought about was Pete the Cab Driver, as we knew him.  Miss Shepard was Pete Schindler‘s favorite singer, and the last time I heard from him he called … Continue reading →

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Tex Logan (1927–2015) — Part II

Posted on June 2, 2015 by cousinlynn953

Part I is HERE. It was Tex Logan‘s association with Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper that led him to Bill Monroe in 1951, and the recording of his song, now a bluegrass and country standard, “Christmas Time’s A-Comin’.”  Richard Thompson, … Continue reading →

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Tex Logan (1927–2015) — Part I

Posted on May 22, 2015 by cousinlynn953

Listeners to Hillbilly at Harvard over the years will have heard the name Tex Logan from time to time, not only when we played the familiar fiddle tunes “Katy Hill” and “Natchez Under the Hill” from the—what was a word … Continue reading →

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