I have been thinking of Patsy Montana lately. She died 20 years ago last week, but her reputation as a pioneering female country music performer continues unabated. Originally named Ruby Blevins, ...

?Patsy Montana, who was born Ruby Rebecca Blevins on Oct. 30, 1908, became the first female million-seller in the history of country music. The Blevins family came from the Ozarks, homesteaded in Mena ...

Michael Block is a 14 time GLAM Award nominated writer, producer, and host of the podcast Block Talk. Throughout his time in the entertainment industry, he has worked on and off Broadway as a stage ...

On this day (October 30) in 1908, Ruby Rose Blevins was born in Beaudry, Arkansas. She was an incredibly talented multi-instrumentalist who built her reputation with her skill as a musician, singer, ...

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