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...
by Lynn Oldshue | Mar 29, 2026 | A Southern Soul
“We got out of Central Vietnam on barges during the Vietnam War. Dad was a South Vietnamese officer who worked closely with the Americans on special missions, so we had to leave. All I knew as a child was that he was a secret serviceman, our hero. The most challenging...
by Lynn Oldshue | Mar 15, 2026 | A Southern Soul
“I grew up in a sweet little place in the suburbs of Atlanta. I didn’t have many dreams or aspirations growing up. Everything was provided for me, so there was no incentive or vision for what I needed to do. But I was an only child and had my parents’...
