Cowboys and Cowgirls

Capturing the Joyful Spirit of a Montana General Store

My husband probably thought I had found someone else. Why else would I keep detouring off Interstate 90 to a town whose population is smaller than my daughter’s high school class? Even though I’ve lived in nearby Bozeman for 28 years, there’s something provocative about Fishtail, Mont., a tiny town with about 250 residents. But […]

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Mickey Gilley, Country Star Whose Club Inspired ‘Urban Cowboy,’ Dies at 86

Mickey Leroy Gilley was born on March 9, 1936, in Natchez, Miss., to Irene (Lewis) and Arthur Gilley. Raised in nearby Ferriday, La., he grew up singing gospel harmonies with his cousins Mr. Swaggart and Mr. Lewis, and sneaking into local juke joints with them to hear blues and honky-tonk music. Mr. Gilley’s mother bought […]

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