by Lynn Oldshue | Apr 26, 2026 | A Southern Soul
“I’m from Dauphin Island, so my family goes way back. My mother was the oldest girl of 13 children, and all of her brothers played musical instruments. They’d come in, set their whiskey bottle on the kitchen table, throw the cap away, and start...
by Lynn Oldshue | Apr 12, 2026 | A Southern Soul
“I even make my sandwich backwards. I put my bottom piece here and my bun here. And then whenever I eat it, my bottom piece is on top. Everything I do is backwards. My dream was to be a game warden so I could help wildlife. But when I figured out I was dyslexic and...
by Lynn Oldshue | Apr 10, 2026 | A Southern Soul
“I believe God put me on this earth to do music and nothing else. When I was three, they asked at church if anyone wanted to sing. My mama said I jumped out of her lap, ran down the aisle, grabbed the microphone, and sang ‘Jesus Loves Me.’ From that moment on, I...
by Lynn Oldshue | Apr 5, 2026 | A Southern Soul
“My name is Vinson, but everyone calls me Duke. That came from mom. When I played football, it was never Vinson Flowers. It was always Duke Flowers. Even out here, I’m Duke.” I started out parking cars for Topeka’s music festivals, dancing, and talking with everyone....
by Lynn Oldshue | Apr 4, 2026 | A Southern Soul
“I always tell folks my roots are in a place called Eutaw, Alabama, but I was born and raised in Mobile. I’m named after my grandmother—Tempey Daisy Hamilton—and I’m the granddaughter of a sharecropper. My mom was the baby of thirteen kids. She was too young to pick...
