Holding my great-grandson
Coleton Clark Simpson |
Coleton, born August 11, 2007,
is the son of my granddaughter
Anita and her husband Travis |
The proud grandfather, my son
Corky, holding Coleton |
Did you pick me out in this photo?
(I’m the second from the left) |
Here’s a school photo
of me that a friend sent |
A flashback to the
Bill Anderson show in 1967 |
Cooking with Lorianne Cook on her
GAC “Celebrity Kitchen” show
(the day after my condo fire) |
Celebrating Jack Greene’s
40th anniversary as an Opry member
with Margo Smith, Jeannie Seely,
Dianne Sherrill, and John Conlee |
Backstage at the Midnite Jamboree
on December 8, 2007, with special
friends Jack Greene and Jeannie Seely |
Backstage at the Opry in 2006 with friend and golfing buddy Moe
Bandy |
With Jean Shepard, Charlie Daniels, and Jimmy C. Newman during an
Opry performance at the Ryman in January 2007 |
With Charlie and Hazel Daniels backstage at the Ryman after
Charlie's first Opry performance there in 30 years |
What a pleasure to meet Lily Tomlin
at the home of her brother
Richard
on November 11, 2006 |
Margie McGahey, Ray Price and
Pat Chestnut on August 3, 2006,
at
the Country Music Hall of Fame |
Tom T. Hall is The Storyteller
and a legendary songwriter
and
artist I am proud to know |
Patsy Cline's grandsons Andrew and Christopher, Charlie Dick, Bill
Anderson, and Patsy's daughter Julie Fudge |
Mitsi, Anita, Norah Lee Allen,
and Carol Lee Cooper at a
special
luncheon in March 2006 |
Jeannie Seely, Billy Walker, and Jean Shepard helping me celebrate
my 35th Opry anniversary |
Helen Cornelius, Margo Smith, and Norah Lee Allen |
Jeannie Bare has been one
of my dearest friends for years |
Singer Helen Cornelius and Margie McGahey from WSM Radio |
Bill Anderson at my surprise Opry anniversary party on March 24,
2006 |
My daughter-in-law Pam and granddaughters Mitsi and Anita |
My son Corky, to whom I dedicated Sunshine and Shadow |
Barry Gibb and Barbara Orbison outside of RCA Studio B on May 1,
2006 |
A fun gathering at the Mandrell home on March 22, 2006 |
Truly a legendary entertainer, Hall of Fame Member Little Jimmy
Dickens |
Enjoying time with friends Billy Walker, Jeannie Seely, and Betty
Walker |
Receiving the 2005 Ernest Tubb Humanitarian Award from David
McCormick at the R.O.P.E. Awards Show on October 20, 2005 |
At the WSM Tower in Brentwood, TN, with Keith Bilbrey, George
Lindsey, Sheriff Ricky Headley, Eddy Arnold, and Bill Cody |
My granddaughter Mitsi Howard in February 2005 on a mission trip
in Honduras with the Crievewood Baptist Church |
Receiving the VFW Gold Medal of Merit award in March 2005 at their
annual conference in Washington, DC |
I felt very humbled when the honor was presented by John Furgess,
the Commander-In-Chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars |
Singer-songwriter Jerry Chestnut and his wife Pat |
We all love Yakety Sax and the legendary sax man
Boots Randolph |
Actor Mickey Jones looks tough but he's a big
teddy bear |
Another Harley ride with David Smith and an
updated photo with him |
My golfing pal Roy Clark and his lovely wife
Barbara |
See if the girl holding the berries looks familar
to you |
My granddaughter Anita and her husband Travis on their wedding day
April 5, 2003
|
Radio personality, Opry announcer, and good friend Hairl Hensley |
A photo taken during a television taping back in 1977 |
Here I am performing with June, Helen
and Anita Carter - a great memory |
A flashback to me singing in 1961 |
A great photo of Bobby and Jeannie Bare |
\With Mudcat Grant, a legendary major league baseball player and
a fantastic singer as well |
Here's a long-time close and dear friend (and Bobby's better
half), Jeannie Bare |
Fellow Opry member, Willie Nelson, is a true American original...and
one of my favorite singers |
These eleven friends came to see me in July 2003 while I was performing
at Dollywood
|
Here I am with my girlfriends in the dressing room for the Country
State of Mind show at Dollywood
|
Sometimes it's nice just to kick back at home on the living room
sofa
|
At a 2003 golf tournament with the man who hosted it, my friend,
Roy Clark |
Anyone who knows me knows that golf is one of my favorite pastimes |
I was a big fan of Gordie Tapp over the many years he appeared on
the Hee Haw show |
My granddaughters Anita and Mitsi, daughter-in-law Pam, and son
Corky on the night that Mitsi graduated with her Master's Degree
|
My brother Bob (Johnson), granddaughter Mitsi, and sister-in-law
Margie |
With dear friends BG EJ and Susan Sinclair the day of his official
promotion to General at Fort Campbell, KY. (EJ is one of my golfing
buddies) |
Singing at the 2002 Golden Voice Awards Show with Connie Smith,
Jeanne Pruett, Jeannie Seely, and Jean Shepard |
With one of my best friends from way back, Bobby Bare |
With Jimmy Dean and his lovely wife Donna Meade Dean |
With fellow "Baptist Ladies" Jeannie Seely
and Janet Carroll during filming of "Changing Hearts"
|
Singing "Making Believe" on an Opry performance
at the Ryman in December 2001 with Rita Coolidge and Jeannie Seely
|
At a golf tournament in 2002 with Billy Walker,
Vince Gill, and Kix Brooks…either they’re mighty tall
or I’m short |
With Bill Anderson and Bud Wendell the night I was
made a member of the Grand Ole Opry |
With Bill Anderson at his Halloween party in 2002…I
was a “Cowboy’s Sweetheart”…yeah, right
|
With the late Faron Young who possessed one of the
greatest voices I’ve ever heard |
Backstage at the Opry with the late Johnny Russell
|
With Craig Morgan, a great artist and a great American |
With Gene Johnson from Diamond Rio…I really
like that group…all great guys |
On a real cattle drive in Montana in 1989 |
With Jeannie Seely, “twins for a day”
at a 2002 show in Wabash, IN |
On the Hermitage Golf Course in Hermitage, TN with
several participants in a charity tournament |
Singing on the Ernest Tubb Midnite Jamboree with
Opry sisters Jeannie Seely and Jean Shepard |
With three of my favorite golfing buddies, Billy
Walker, Jimmy C. Newman, and Farrell Swindell. Farrell taught me
how to keep the ball in the middle of the fairway…great golfer
|
With a favorite golfing buddy, Jimmy C. Newman |
Performing on the Opry with Jean Shepard |
Resting my feet after a show in Conyers, GA |
At Louise Mandrell's Celebrity Shoot with Reba McEntire, Linda Davis,
Louise, Barbara and Irlene Mandrell, and the instructor |
Just relaxing... |
Yes, that's me on the right playing waitress at Jeannie Seely’s
breakfast show…blondes DO have more fun |
My favorite pastime, GOLF…Nancy Lopez is in
the background |
Reeling in a “big one” on Sanibel Island
in 2002 |
With the Opry crew after singing the National Anthem
at a Chicago Cubs baseball game |
Being a “ham” and having fun on a cruise
ship…Jamaica is in the background |
With the "King of Country Music", the
late Roy Acuff |
An early publicity photo |
With a legend who didn’t know she was, Mother
Maybelle Carter |
With Bill Anderson and Johnny Cash during a taping
of John's show in 1970 |
One of my favorite photos taken with girlfriend
Jeannie Seely…were we having fun?...you betcha! |
With Charlie Daniels and Marilyn Sellars |
With fellow Opry member Billy Walker enjoying a day off in Arizona
|
Receiving a hug from Mickey Gilley |
With players from the Nashville Sounds after throwing out the first
pitch at their game |
My fabulous granddaughters, Mitsi and Anita |
With my granddaughters, Mitsi and Anita, on a trip
to New York |
With Sheb Wooley or “Ben Colder” |
With a friend I dearly miss, the “First Lady
of Country Music”, Tammy Wynette |
With one of the greatest entertainers, Roy Clark,
in 2001 |
At an autograph signing with Bill Anderson |
Backstage at the Opry with Buck Owens |
With Hall of Fame Member Hank Thompson |
With the "Father of Bluegrass Music",
the late Bill Monroe |
With fellow Opry member and great artist, Steve
Wariner |
Taking a Harley Davidson ride after a golf tournament
in 2001 with David Smith who plays keyboard and synthesizer for
Roy Clark |
Feeling rather short next to Ray Benson of Asleep
at the Wheel |
Two fun and crazy guys, Jim and Jon, the Hager twins
|
With Red Steagall, the “Cowboy Poet”
|
Backstage at the Opry with Jett Williams and Jeannie
Seely |
With a true country music legend, Willie Nelson
|
With the late Sarah Cannon, known to everyone as
Cousin Minnie Pearl…a great lady |
With the one and only Ray Charles during a television
taping…what an honor |
