Cowboys & Indians

1 week ago | cowboysindians.com | Tyler Auffhammer

You may have seen the Tik Tok videos — cowboys and cowgirls adorned in leather and fur, towing skiers through snow-covered obstacle courses, dodging fire cannons and launching over gap jumps. Humans have been skijoring — getting towed on skis behind animals — for thousands of years. But there’s a modern Western version: a fast adrenaline sport performed in front of thousands of spectators in small mountain towns across the United States. And it’s growing fast.

1 week ago | cowboysindians.com | Tyler Auffhammer

Billy the Kid is quite possibly the most popular outlaw of the Old West. From his time as a regulator fighting against the corrupt Santa Fe Ring to his daring (and murderous) escape from the Lincoln County, NM, jail to his eventual death at the age of 21, Billy the Kid’s life and legend has remained a steadfast topic for academics and Hollywood alike.

1 week ago | cowboysindians.com | Joe Leydon

Take it from me, a three-time visitor to Nashville’s Johnny Cash Museum: If you’re a devoted fan of The Man in Black, any day is a good day to attentively admire and just plain enjoy its bountiful collection of artifacts and memorabilia. But if you’re in Music City for CMA Fest this week, you really owe it to yourself to carve out some time from your concertgoing for a pilgrimage to this remarkable venue, which is authorized by the Johnny Cash Estate.

2 weeks ago | cowboysindians.com | Caroline Cabe

From humble beginnings in 1972 with 5,000 people attending, CMA Fest — then called Fan Fair — has grown into one of the biggest gatherings and celebrations of country music for both artists and fans alike. First held at Nashville’s Municipal Auditorium, it quickly doubled to 10,000 the following year with a move from April to June in what was only a sign of things to come.

2 weeks ago | cowboysindians.com | Joe Leydon

Andy Griffith — who was born on this date in 1926, in Mount Airy, North Carolina — often said he had an epiphany while filming the second episode of the classic sitcom that bore his name.