Part 83: Houseguest & The Encyclopedia of Folk Music
My father said that part of his encyclopedia of folk music was burned in a fire, and that he'd have to start all over. Was it true?
Part 77: Riley’s Son, Frank Hamilton Remembers Riley from Hollywood in the 1970s
Another half-brother.
Part 50: More Letters, A Librarian Remembers Riley
It's Sunday, November 1st, 2020. It's Daylight Savings Time, even though no one I know understands why we still do this. The presidential...
Part 46: Letters, Riley’s “Contracts”, Deals Gone Bad
I would compare my "knowing" to how a smoker "knows" that smoking causes lung damage and even cancer, and yet if they really knew...
Part Seven: Riley's Cowboy Act (& Fact-Checking)
As a kid, I called my father "Riley." I was allowed to call my parents by their first names, or Mom and Dad. Sometimes in this blog,...
Part Six: "I Often Wonder What Went Wrong..."
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.