On the morning of April 30, Janet sent her contacts word that Kenny Roberts had passed away. "I HAVE NO FURTHER NEWS BUT I EXPECT TO HAVE SOME SOON" was her message.

Information hadn't hit Google yet, and after a query from her webmaster Janet wrote: "OK. I have a photo with him we might could use. 1987 I think. He was one of the best. Even had a 'MILLION SELLING RECORDING' of I NEVER SEE MAGGIE ALONE 'no yodel' but he was a really nice man.

"I kept every letter he ever wrote to me/sort of like my Patsy Montana Collection but Patsy's collection is much larger. I'll get back as soon as I receive the official notice."

A short time later, one of Janet's friends (affectionately known as "Juderbugg") emailed the following:

Awe! I'm sorry to hear this news Janet.

I found this info online just now from "Music Row." What a guy and I know he'll be sorely missed.

He certainly lived a properous life for all the work he did and I remember some of the shows he was on and loved his music. I know you will miss your friend dearly and our thoughts are with you and his family.

Love .........Judy

You can see the article Judy mentioned by clicking the picture above. Below is the photo Janet scanned of herself with Mr. Roberts, along with her comments.

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Here is the photo of me and Kenny. I recorded 'He Taught Me To Yodel' in 1951 which was the most wonderful yodeling song in the world to me at that time. I learned it from Kenny Roberts. I learned a lot of yodeling from his recordings.

This photo was taken the first and only time I was in his company. I was totally in 'heaven' with one of my yodeling heroes.

Patsy Montana and Laura Lee Owen/McBride were also there which was really a treat since Laura Lee had the big recording of 'Betcha My Heart I Love Ya' which I learned and sang plus Patsy Montana.

WOW what a show that was. The Shipmans were on it also. We thought we had died and gone to heaven for sure.

When this webmaster asked what Juderbugg may have meant in calling Mr. Roberts "your friend," Janet replied as follows:

Judy and Sherry had corresponded with Kenny also so I would bet they talked pretty often. Kenny was friendly to his fans and Judy and Sherry are avid yodeling girls. They want to do some shows together but they live in two different parts of the world.

I hadn't heard from Kenny in some time but I knew he was ill and not doing well. I was thrilled to call him my friend and I was his fan.

Patsy had stayed at my home but I had not that close of a relationship with Kenny. Needless to say, he will be missed by people all over the world.

When you talk about the great yodelers of the world, you have to mention Kenny Roberts right up at the top.

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Mallary appeared at the Opry Saturday night, April 28th. The photo above is from that performance. Here is what one of her fans tweeted: "Mal!!! You made me cry!! 'This is Me' is beautiful! The way you hit those notes amazed."

We've updated Janet's comments, which include the news of Ezrah Cheek (pictured above) going to Branson on our Notes from Janet page.

Janet just sent word of a new appearance for May--a Seniors Performance at the Plaza Theatre in Garland, Texas. We listed that, along with other May performances, on our Calendar page. Congratulations, Janet, on your ever increasing list of appearances!

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Janet can be seen in the first DVD of this two DVD set talking about her interactions with Dale Evans.

Says Janet: "They did the interviews in 2009 at Lubbock TX Symposium. I am thrilled to be in it."

You can read the various pertinent Emails regarding this DVD collection on our Notes from Janet page here.

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Janet attended the James Drury Luncheon on March 21st, 2012. She says, about Mr. Drury, that he is "THE Virginian star. He has become so much more in demand since The Western Channel put that series on. He is headed for Ireland for a second tour there."

Above you can see her with Devon Dawson, Mike Shirley, and a fellow musician.

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Kacey Musgraves was so excited about meeting and opening for Loretta Lynn that she couldn't sleep a few nights before! Said Kacey, when posting this photo: "Got to pay my respects to the queen of country music..Loretta Lynn! Such a great night I'll never forget."

You can see photos of the concert in which Kacey opened for Loretta by clicking this link. Congratulations Kacey!

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This is a photo of Kacey's big moment, posted by Kate Greene on Facebook, and included in Kacey's photo album. You can read what Janet said about this great achievement by clicking here.

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Mallary Hope appeared at the Grand Ole Opry Friday March 23rd. Ricky Skaggs introduced her!

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You can see a YouTube video of Mallary's performance by clicking here. The photo above is a screen grab from that video.

Pat Boileson recently mailed out the **Spring 2012** Fan Club Newsletter. In it are song lyrics for "Texas Bluebonnets Will Do," news on various young performers, information on the book "Touch of Roy and Dale," details of John's memorial service February 24, and a shout out to Maggie Mae (plus so much more).

Thank you, as always, Ms. Pat for your hard work regarding Janet, and congratulations on your own musical success!

Here you can see two photos sent to Janet by Jan Biggerstaff. Each will bring up a larger version if you click on it. Fan Club members will see details about the pictures not listed here (in the Spring 2012 Newsletter).

When this webmaster commented that one lady looked just like Janet, she responded: "Yes on looking alike. That is the late Barbara Williams. We were in the same Dallas County Sheriff's Department Academy together. We were nearly the same age. She passed away some years ago.

"It [date of the pictures] was Christmas 1982. I worked in the intake area of the Sheriff's Department system until I transferred to Bailiff in 1985. I was a Bailiff until I retired from the Dallas County Sheriff's Department in 1997."

In 2011, Janet had some wonderful words to say about Dan and Kim Bell and this new book, which mentions our Janet. You can go to their website by clicking the photo above.

Dan and Kim said some nice things about Janet as well. You can read both sets of comments here on our 2011 Notes page.

We list below some photographs, two of them posted by Charlotte Autry either in Facebook or Twitter. After those, you will see quick scans of the pages where Janet is listed. With all four images, you can see larger versions by clicking on them.

Did you see it?!? Lead by 100 Golden Palominos.. Roy Rogers Centennial Float 'Happy Trails.'

These comments by Charlotte Autry on her Twitter account, January 2, 2012.

RFD-TV - Sneak peek of Trigger and Bullet at the Rose Parade — with Pam Minick and Raquel Gottsch.

This message posted by Charlotte Autry on her Facebook account, January 1, 2012.

You can see Charlotte Autry's Facebook Fan Page here and her Twitter page here.

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The pictures above and below are from "THE TOUCH OF ROY AND DALE," pages 179 and 180, respectively.

You can now purchase Janet's new book, Still Lovin' the Ride, on Amazon! Just click the screen grab below.

You can also download two of Janet's mp3s from Amazon by clicking this link, or several of her CDs by clicking here. Congratulations Janet!

Janet is grateful for the response to her new book. You can see larger versions of both front and back covers by clicking the photos above and below.

She worked for nearly two years with both Mary Schutz and Pat Boileson to create this very interesting, entertaining, and informative biography of her life. Ms. Schutz is a web designer in her own right, and has decided to create a website for Janet and this book. You can learn much about both when you visit that website by clicking the picture below.

Janet says of this new site: "It is meant to put the book out where it can be seen and purchased hopefully." Congratulations to Janet, Mary, and Pat!

You can now order this book, or the "Still Loving the Ride" CD, by choosing radio buttons on our order submit form! You can also see a list of product prices just above that form.

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You can now see all of our tribute information regarding John by clicking either here or on the menu button to the upper left entitled "John."

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