by Jim Jones | Apr 28, 2021 | Articles
A singer/songwriter for whom I had tremendous respect and admiration was the late Michael Smith from Chicago. He’s probably best known for writing The Dutchman, one of the greatest love songs of all time, but he wrote a whole lot of wonderful music. I had the great...
by Jim Jones | Mar 29, 2021 | Articles
Over my years as a performer, I’ve often been asked by people, “What is Western music?” I’ll just cut to the chase here and tell you; if you’re curious, get a copy of Mary Kaye’s newest album, “Frontier,” and listen to it. There’s your answer. She blends beautiful...
by Jim Jones | Jan 5, 2021 | Articles
No Secret Too Small By Loretta Miles Tollefson Sometimes I think there must be a rule that says when you’re writing about history, you should make it as dry and monotonous as you possibly can. Provide names, dates and locations but don’t share anything that gives...
by Jim Jones | Oct 16, 2020 | Articles
There’s no question that the characters of my youth in literature, television and the movies helped me chart the course for how I’ve tried to live my life. They were the “good guys” and they stood up against evil, corruption, bullying and the like. They all wore...
by Jim Jones | Oct 7, 2020 | Articles
They say “good things come in threes” (I don’t know who “they” are and I don’t really know if “they” actually say that; I just basically made it up). If that’s true (or even if it’s not), The Cowboy Way has just released our third album, “Doin’ What We Do,” and we’re...
