Marshall Howden

Needless to say, this story and these characters have been connected to my life since childhood.

As we celebrate America’s 250th birthday this year, Branson has its own signature way of commemorating that occasion. Not only do we consider ourselves the most patriotic city in America but we also know a little something about being a music town as well. When you think about all the things that make America special, its songbook, those almost civic hymns that we all know and cherish stand out to me. In fact, I have always had this contention that the very American songbook I am...

In one of my recent articles, we talked about the uniqueness of a Branson show and everything it contains. Always a gospel number, always a patriotic segment, and it is always interrupted by the hillbilly comedian.