In 1975, Sylvia Kirby Allen was knocking on doors in Nashville, pursuing her dream of becoming a country singer. Finally, someone asked her the big question: “Can you type?” Sure, she could type. Not ...

Grammy-nominated songwriter and performer Sylvia (born Sylvia Jane Kirby) wants people to look inside the next time they think they need help. The tendency, of course, is to look outward for answers.

EDOM — Sylvia Coleen Ford Kirby, 88, of Edom, Texas, passed away on October 11, 2025. She was born on May 12, 1937, to Charles Dalton Ford and Martha Marie Ford. Sylvia was a proud graduate of Van ...

One of the goals of the Stuck in the '80s blog and podcast is to take an entire decade and break it down to individual snap shot moments that defined the '80s. As far as the styles of the '80s, we ...

It’s a long way to Nashville, Tenn., from Kokomo, Ind., and for smooth- voiced country-music artist Sylvia, the trip took nearly 10 years with countless stops in small towns across America. Sylvia ...