What History Taught Me
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Paul Hutton, Distinguished Professor
History is about people and not simply a story of the masses manipulated by movements beyond human control.
Buckeye Blake, Artist
My favorite place in the West is Northern Nevada. The Owyhee Range. It's the distance. There's nothing out there.
Fred Labour, Too Slim, of Riders in the Sky
The trick to doing live shows at the Grand Ole Opry is the same as anywhere: go in with guns blazing, communicate with the folks, keep it loose and have a ball.
Roger Clyne, of Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers
Our heroes and villains roam the borderlands, and tequila and gunpowder figure prominently in our lyrical tales.
Mike Blakely, First Spur Winner for Western Song
I grew up in the country. We ranched, worked hard and did virtually everything ourselves.
Thom Ross, Western Artist
I get so bent when people say that Custer's entire life is defined by one bad "hair" day.
Frederick Nolan, Billy the Kid Expert
Frederick Nolan, author of The Billy the Kid Reader.
Hampton Sides, author of Blood and Thunder
At first, I thought of Kit Carson as a quasi-fictitious character, some mythic gunslinger or Wild West show performer.