Years later, when my father died in 2009, I was contacted by Dave Sichak, who wanted to write up an obituary for a Hillbilly music website.

I took a good look at my birth certificate. I wanted to see if my father put his real name down, Riley Shepard. He did not.

If I hadn't submitted my story to the Hidden Brain podcast, I don't think I would have ever been reunited my father's missing boxes again.

The Primitive Baptists were somewhat like the people in the "Footloose" movie. No dancing, musical instruments, or music for entertainment.

30 years ago, my father wrote me a letter emphatically explaining that there's no such thing as free will.

This blog will fact check the"The Cowboy Philosopher" segment on "Hidden Brain" that it explored the life and career of Riley Shepard.