Articles by Randy Fox

Of Travel I’ve Had My Share…

In the 1962 country classic “I’ve Been Everywhere,” Country Music Hall of Famer Hank Snow rat-a-tat-tats more than 90 locales, chronicling travels across North and South America in a rapid-fire delivery that’s as catchy as it is staccato.
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The Best of Madison-Rivergate

The Best of Madison-Rivergate The Madison-Rivergate Area Chamber of Commerce recently announced the results of their annual “Best of” poll. Congratulations to all the Winners!
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The Madison Square Story

Davidson County’s “ultra-modern” suburban shopping complex, Madison Square Shopping Center, began its life in July 1954 when the ground was broken on 30 acres of former farmland along Gallatin Pike, just south of Neelys Bend Road.
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It’s a bird…It’s a plane…It’s…

I recently celebrated the anniversary of one of my most significant life events. Fifty years ago, I officially became a comic book fan.
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Joshua Hedley Breathes New Life Into ’90s Country on Neon Blue

On “Country & Western,” a key track from Joshua Hedley’s new album, Neon Blue, the 37-year-old singer/songwriter slyly confronts one of the great country music conundrums.
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Inside The Starday-King Studio

In mid-January, a group including District 8 Councilperson Nancy VanReece, local historic preservationists, and reporters from The Madisonian were given an inside look at the former Starday-King Sound Studios in Madison.
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