Part 101: Stationary
Currently using Riley's fake ASCAP stationary for shopping lists. I couldn't bring myself to throw it out, especially not this one, it's...
Part 100: The Big Fish
According to Riley Shepard, he produced "Breakfast at Tiffany's", wrote the song "Blue Christmas", had cash stowed away in England.
Part 98: A Conversation with Eric Pitsenbarger, Writer, Memoirist
Eric Pitsenbarger's new book, "Beaujolais in My Blood."
Part 94: Back To The Future
Riley Shepard started a family with Kay McCauley in 1957, what happened after that is anyone's guess.
Part 90: Dream On
They told their mother in Spanish "we brought home a stray dog." I didn't speak Spanish, but much later, the sisters told me...
Part 85: Car Crash
We moved to Porterville, a town in the middle of California, away from beaches, away from Riley's friends, away from the world it...
Part 84: The Hayride
I'd been invited to go on a hayride in the small town of Porterville. Where the ride ended has stayed with me for decades.
Part 82: Riley Shepard's Top Songs
Stolen songs and strange behavior, Riley Shepard fits right in.
Part 81: What Did I Know and When Did I Know It?
Riley Shepard sold shares in his "Encyclopedia of Folk Music" to multiple investors.
Part 80: Good Riddance
In 1977, I met my half-sister for the first time. She was seventeen, I was twelve.