I've been wanting to visit Paul Smith of Crossille, Tenn., for a while now. Paul is a fourth generation mule trainer and always has on hand several teams in various stages of training. He let me tag along with him a little while today and talk about mules, mule psychology, mule ownership, training techniques, and a lot more. It's going to make a great show. Watch for it on Rural Heritage on RFD-TV Dec 8 at 3:30 pm and Dec 12 at 2:30 pm, Central Times. | Rural Heritage Magazine

Before Jimmy Smith, the electric organ had been nearly a novelty in jazz; it was he who made it an important instrument in the genre and influenced nearly every subsequent notable organist in jazz and rock, including Jimmy McGriff, Jack McDuff, Larry Young, Shirley Scott, Al Kooper and Joey DeFrancesco. By 1955 -- which coincidentally was the year Hammond introduced its most popular model, the Hammond B3, he had an organ trio with a new sound. His appearances at Birdland and the 1957 Newport Jaz