Don Cusic recently won the “Cowboy Culture Literary Award” for his writings. The award is presented by the Cowboy Culture Association at the Cowboy Symposium in Lubbock, Texas. Cusic’s most recent book (his 20th) is The Cowboy in Country Music, published by McFarland. Cusic was interviewed by Smithsonian Magazine about his new book; that interview is in www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture.