Go take your brother a hundred dollars; he needs it.  This is the message from the Good Lord that Aunt Dorothy McKelvey kept getting.

In 1987, my hometown friend, Billy Heard, came to our family recording studio, "Studio Z," in Jackson's Gap, AL, and played us a great...

"The South . . . where tea is on ice and folks are nice!" Quote by Sean of the South . . . one reason I love the South AND my beloved...

"Your dad is such a sweet man." "Your dad is such a good man." "Your dad is such a Godly man." "Your dad is a remarkable man." "Your dad...

It was a “Signs, signs, everywhere a sign” morning for me. I took the back roads to work and ran up on a construction site. There were...

In recognition of Black History Month, I have to target Music History in this category. This photo was taken March 15, 1975, backstage at...

Concerning Groundhog Day . . . I hear that Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow today - that means 6 more weeks of winter. So, Dad tells me...

The theme of this song, written by my Dad in 1959, is a universal one: someone is crying over a broken heart. EVERYONE has had a broken...

Despite the wet, cold, dreary weather, the graveside service for my Mom couldn't have been warmer or more beautiful. My Dad and I got in...

It started out a few years ago as a call to get the morning obituaries, but the truth of the matter is, it was more about getting to talk wi

In recent months, doctors discovered, through various blood tests, that my father's blood platelets were extremely high. How high, you...

Henry Floyd Freeman was my Great Great Grandfather on my Mother's side. His family was one of the first to settle in Tallapoosa County...