The country star remembers the woman who introduced her to musicher mom.
I said, ‘Well, that’s the way I talk.’
“Yeah, but don’t you want to change it?'
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And I said, ‘Well, why?
Then that wouldn’t be Reba.
That’d be somebody else.'”
Reba mcentire
“I’m proud of my heritage.
I’m proud of the state of Oklahoma, where I grew up.
I’m proud of my parents.
I love the Lord.
But I’m south of a lot of people.
So I’ll take it.”
“Because when we were rodeoing, we didn’t have a radio.
We didn’t have an air conditioner.
We barely had an armrest.
So, Mama, to keep us kids out of trouble, we would sing.
And Mama taught us four-part harmony.
Mama was a great singer; until the day she died, she could sing.”
And I was really missing my rodeo family.
And I was wondering if I was going to be torn away from them completely.
I made a lot of excuses to stop.
You know, ‘I have to use the bathroom’ or ‘can we get something to drink?’
We can just turn around and go home.’
I said, ‘Well, shoot.
Why didn’t you say that in the first place?
Let’s go.'"
About Biscuits & Jam
In the South, talking about food is personal.
It’s a way of sharing your history, your family, your culture, and yourself.
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