Jewell said she first encountered the beauty of poetry when she memorized “Little Red Robin Breast” as a small child on her papa’s Red River County, Texas, farm. Perhaps she learned the poem as an elementary school assignment. Perhaps she learned it from her mom or dad or one of her brothers and sisters. We […]
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Hayride artists evidently considered Jewell to be an important person to know not only as a songwriter and friend but also as someone with a growing and influential network in Nashville and at the Hayride. Artists often drove from Shreveport or elsewhere to visit Jewell in Texarkana. Here’s an example from Nancy Fautheree, widow of […]
Jewell House Tribute 