As he has proved in his previous collections, Laughter in Appalachia and Curing the Cross-Eyed Mule (co-edited with Loyal Jones), Billy Edd Wheeler has an ear for jokes. A singer-songwriter for more t
In the midst of all that may ail us crime, drugs, poisons in the water, poor health people still take time to make each other laugh. If you listen on the streetcorners, in the cafes, at the kitchen ta
The phenomenal success of Laughter in Appalachia, Loyal Jones' and Billy Edd Wheeler's first collection of humor, says something about the importance of humor in our lives, and the talent Jones and Wh
From the people ot the Appalachian Mountains comes a special brand of humor dry, colorful and earthy, aimed sometimes at the hillbilly's own foibles, but often at the outside world's pretenses, too.
Award winning songwriter, musician, author, playwright, poet, visual artist, and Appalachian Renaissance man Billy Edd Wheeler is best known for penning "Jackson," which was popularized by J
