Sep 21st, 2008 · As a kid, Charlie Haden was a yodeling cowboy during radio's Golden Age. He's since become a respected jazz bassist for musicians such as Pat Metheny and Keith Jarrett. But the bluegrass of his youth was an irresistible siren song, and now he's recorded Rambling Boy with friends and family.
Sep 19th, 2008 · Ed Harris' new film Appaloosa and the supernatural comedy Ghost Town are drawing gentle praise, reports Jordan Legan. It's less clear if Lakeview Terrace is worth the price of admission.
Sep 3rd, 2008 · Rhinestone Cowboy, Glen Campbell has reinvented himself with his new album, Meet Glen Campbell. Rethinking rock's greatest acts, Campbell arranges the songs of Tom Petty, The Velvet Underground, and U2, which he has recorded at the age of 72. Hear Campbell's renditions when he stops by World Cafe with host David Dye.
Aug 13th, 2008 · He's put out hit records for half a century, toured with the Beach Boys, even hosted his own TV show. So why is the latest album from the indefatigable country-pop singer called Meet Glen Campbell?
Jul 12th, 2008 · A new exhibit at California's Autry National Center explores how Americans link their commanders in chief to the cowboys of the Wild West. Exhibit curator Byron Price talks with Linda Wertheimer about unlikely links between satirist Will Rogers and Franklin Roosevelt, and Jimmy Carter and the movie Midnight Cowboy.
Jun 30th, 2008 · Grand Canyon National Park may be one of the planet's Seven Natural Wonders, but few realize how many people help keep its 4.4 million annual visitors safe and happy — from the cowboys who lead mule tours, to the rangers who make sure campground toilets work.
Jun 17th, 2008 · Set in the American West in 1915, Leif Enger's new novel, So Brave, Young and Handsome, is rife with train robbers, cowboys and Pinkerton detectives. The novel is a follow-up to the author's best-selling debut, Peace Like a River.
Jun 4th, 2008 · As a child, Emily Wylie always wanted to be a cowboy — or maybe an Indian. Though this New York City teacher no longer constructs teepees out of table cloths, she turns to these three books when she wants to relive her childhood romance with the American West.