By the 1990s, South African fans were still trying to solve the mystery. Two of them eventually took the search seriously: Stephen “Sugar” Segerman, a Cape Town record-store owner, and …

Chapter 111 Emotional Dark Country There comes a time when being the strong one gets expensive. You know the role. You’re the one everybody calls when something goes wrong. The one who listen…

October 5, 2026 Vinyl & Whiskey Ella Langley The whiskey is poured. The needle drops. And Ella Langley walks into the room with the kind of song that makes you want to pull up a chair and say, …

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🚀 WEIRD AL HAS OFFICIALLY GONE INTO ORBIT 📰 HOWDY’S DAILY NEWS Sunday, October 4, 2026 Scientists name an asteroid after the legendary musician, proving once and for all that Weird Al has reached a…

The Billy Joel Hit That Almost Got Left Behind How a song Billy Joel called a “cocktail lounge” ballad was rescued by Phil Ramone, Linda Ronstadt and Phoebe Snow Sometimes a hit record arrives with…

Wings The whiskey is poured. The needle drops. And Paul McCartney starts asking a question that has probably been argued about around kitchen tables, bars, bedrooms, and living rooms for as long as…

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🐻 89 BACKPACK WINS THE FAT BEAR CROWN 📰 HOWDY’S DAILY NEWS Saturday, October 3, 2026 Alaska’s annual heavyweight championship has a new king, and apparently the secret to victory is eating yo…

THE EX ECUTION THAT FAILED 📰 HOWDY’S DAILY NEWS Saturday, October 3, 2026 Tennessee’s attempt to execute Christa Pike ended with two lethal doses administered, a woman still alive, and an eme…

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Ella Langley The whiskey is poured. The needle drops. And Ella Langley starts singing about something an old man has learned the hard way: Whiskey don’t lie. Now, I’m not sure whiskey a…

There’s a sentence from the World Health Organization that caught my attention: There is no typical older person. Now there’s something I can get behind. Because apparently, the world s…

How a forgotten 1969 Beatles instrumental survived the breakup, resurfaced in a Rupert the Bear project, and finally emerged from the vault more than 50 years later There are Beatles songs everybod…

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🤧 DADS: THE MEN WHO TURN SNEEZING INTO A WEATHER EVENT 🗞️ HOWDY’S DAILY NEWS Scientists investigate the mysterious “Dad Sneeze” and discover that Dad may actually be choosing violence There are man…

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How a rough bar, a demanding crowd, a religious crisis, and one pounding piano helped create a rock-and-roll classic There are easier ways to learn a new song. You could sit down with the lyrics. Y…

September 26, 20 🗞️ HOWDY’S DAILY NEWS 🐔 THE CHICKEN WHO REFUSED TO DIEThe unbelievable true story of Mike the Headless Chicken, who lived for 18 months after losing his headFRUITA, COLORADO • 1945…

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Vinyl & Whiskey George Benson The whiskey is poured. The needle drops. And George Benson starts playing… and suddenly this old man has no business sitting still. There’s a groove in…

Chapter 108 September 26, 2026 Delta King’s Blues There are some fights you eventually realize you’re never going to win. Old age is one of them. The blues might be another. You can arg…