The Tunesmith Photo Gallery
Entertainers
from Henry County include Rattlesnake Annie, country music singer; Bobby Jones,
award-winning gospel performer; Buster Jones, host of Soul Unlimited; Cherry
Jones, Tony Award-winning actress; Merle Kilgore, country music writer and
manager; Keith Lancaster, founder of the Acapella Music Group; Ula Love,
Hollywood starlet and member of the Ziegfield Follies; Harry Neal, member of
the duo-piano team of Nelson and Neal; Ricky Revel, country music singer;
Jackie de Shannon, pop music singer; and Hank Williams Jr., Country Music
Association Entertainer of the Year.
Filming a music video.
Rick not only has the honor of being in the Tennessee Encyclopedia, but he is also on a mural in Paris, TN. He is on the far left of the mural behind the image of Merle Kilgore. Rick's banjo picking buddy Dan Knowles created the artwork.
Rick visiting with Jerry Phillips, who is the son of Sam Phillips of Sun Records fame.
Rick got to pose with Marty Raybon and Mike McGuire of the band Shenandoah as they receive their Number One awards.
Rick with Kyle Saylor (Hollywood film producer) and his good buddy Kelso Butcher (horse trainer and stuntman).
Rick with Steven Creech and Marc Frigo who are both top record producers and engineers in Nashville, TN.
Rick and his posse, Robert Allsup, Jeremy Brown and Kelso Butcher. They are standing next the Johnny Cash "One Piece At A Time" Cadilac he sang about years ago.
Rick and his wife Cheryl attending the Josie Awards at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, TN.
Rick and classmate Cherry Jones at the Class of 1974 reunion in 2024. Cherry has won Tony awards for her acting abilities.
Rick and his hit songwriting friend Bobby Keel on the set of Good Day Paris.
Rick and director buddy Kevin Kehl visiting with Pam Lewis and Shelly Mullins of PLA Media in Nashville, TN
Rick with one of his musical heroes Travis Wammack. Travis recorded hit records in Memphis and Muscle Shoals both.
Rick's name up in lights at the Roxy Theatre in Russellville, AL.
One of Rick's greatest honors was to play at the W.C. Handy Festival in Florence, AL in 2023.
Rick got to meet Hee Haw Honey, Diana Goodman during the CMA Fan Fest 2022 at Cabana Taps in Nashville, TN.
Rick's friend and co-writer, recording artist Amanda Page Cornett at Fan Fest 2022.
Rick and longtime friend, recording artist Tonya Mitchell. Her dad Louie Michell worked with Rick at Loretta Lynn's Ranch.
Rick and artist/author Gregory Newsom. Both gentlemen are fans of each other's creative works.
Rick poses with Natchez, MS mayor Dan Gibson, Blues artist YZ Ealy and Jimmy Allgood of Mid-South Broadcasting.
Rick got to introduce his daughter Emily and his son-in-law Nathan Shoemaker to W.S. Fluke Holland of Johnny Cash fame.
Rick doing harmonica session work at the Wishbone Recording Studio in. Muscle Shoals.
This scene from the "Southern Man (In A Strange Land)" music video is frozen in time. It's a classic.
On the set of "Hard Times In The Deep South" with actor Eddie Gaskins and director Kevin Kehl.
Doing "Hard Times In The Deep South" in a workcamp prison near Natchez, MS.
Rick got to hold Swamper Jimmy Johnson's Gretch guitar at the Alabama Music Hall of Fame.
DJ Grant from 107 FM in New Zealand has made Rick's music famous in his country. They had a great interview which was recorded via Zoom.
The actual David Crockett played fiddle. When Rick shows up with his Crockett buckskin on, sometimes he plays the banjo.
