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An Overview

I have a whole bunch of stories… of random thoughts… of likes… dislikes and general opinions of the world.  My aim is to write about any and all of them and perhaps even include a song occasionally....

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Back to the Drawing Board

Ah… the life of a folksinger.. I don’t act much any more, but occasionally something comes along that appeals to me.  Recently, I was sent a script for a “big” Hollywood movie… big name director, lot’s...

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The Night John Huston Died

John Huston I can pinpoint the day I wanted to become an actor… not the actual date, mind you, or the year… but the day.   We were living in Roswell, New Mexico… (yeah, Roswell, New Mexico in the...

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Bus To Baltimore

I live in the San Fernando Valley in California… Sherman Oaks.   Basically one of the ordinary suburbs of Los Angeles.  One day I was in my yard doing some chores and I noticed a lady on the sidewalk...

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Dadgummit… Women

I love smart and smarty-alecky women.  I know, I know.. they can be a challenge, I was married to one for lots of years.  I think most men are intimidated by being around really intelligent women… thus...

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HOZH’Q

I love words… imagine that, a songwriter who loves words.  Having grown up in New Mexico I’ve also had a life-long admiration of the Navajo culture, and I found a Navajo word that just knocks me out....

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Judgement Day

I have been a life-long “lefty” politically, so my evolution in relation to the NRA, has come as a revelation.  I suppose I fell into viewing members of the NRA as stereotypes… even though my brother...

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New Orleans

I love New Orleans… it’s one of the great cities of the world, in my opinion.  The food is good, the music is great and there is  an energy and excitement there that is palpable.  It’s the only city I...

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Songwriting

Last year I was invited to a songwriter’s retreat… well, actually I was sort of hired, along with four or five other songwriters to mentor and encourage aspiring songwriters.  There were about sixty or...

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December Greetings from Ronny

Hello folks – here we are in December again! I’m always pretty conflicted when the holiday season rolls around… Christmas was always my wife Mary’s magic time. Sometimes it seemed Mary was in the...

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Happy New Year

Happy New Year, folks! Hope you all made it through the holidays in a happy way, and are ready for a great 2016 full of music and stories. I’m looking forward to seeing all of you at some point in my...

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Ronny Cox –“Trumped” in February!

Hi Friends… I love writing these missives to you guys every month and letting you know what I’m up to. I don’t have too many shows right now, but I’m going to Kansas City on the 17th for 5 days. It’s...

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Adventures in April with Ronny

Wow…. here we are in April already!  Where does the time go? Greetings from your traveling folksinger / storyteller… lots of news this month. First, a reminder about the wonderful tour I lead to...

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June is busting out all over!

Wow…. here it is, nearly June already! This is gonna be a busy month for me! I am doing shows at The Folkhouse in Omaha on June 3rd, Green Guitar Folkhouse in Lenexa, KS on June 4 and a private house...

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Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer

Hello Friends! It’s hard to believe that summer is winding down. I led a great group of folks on my tour to Ireland in late June / early July, and was thrilled to be able to take my granddaughter Cat...

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2017 Ireland Music Tours

Join Ronny for a musical tour of Ireland… July 28 – August 6, 2017 Ronny will host a special adventure with Inishfree Irish Music Tours to the Emerald Isle. The trip includes a 9 day tour of Counties...

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Movies and Books and Songs, Oh My!

Hello friends! This newsletter is actually being written by Ronny’s manager, Barb. Ronny didn’t want to miss getting some news out……….some big news! He is currently in New Orleans filming a TV movie...

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My Best To All of You!

Happy Holidays or Merry Christmas…..or any of the plethora of phrases we all exchange during this season…… My Best to All of You! Christmas is always a double edged sword for me. Mary’s favorite time...

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Women in the Sciences… a trilogy

1. Mary graduated with a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Georgetown University in the summer of 1969. We had been in DC for six years by this time and we had two small boys. John was born in 1966, but other...

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Star of David Tour

Portales, NM  where I grew up in the fifties and sixties, was only nineteen miles South of Clovis, and Clovis was a hotbed of recording in those days.  Norman Petty was recording Buddy Holly and the...

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