Between his two weekly live shows on QVC and his broad digital platform, Mr. Venable last year sold more than $250 million worth of egg poachers, frozen crab cakes and backyard smokers. When he posted a recipe for Philadelphia cheesesteak dip, it reached 5.5 million people on Facebook.
This appeared in The Star-January 7, 1997. Country star Marty Stuart has set up home with Nashville legend Connie Smith--who is 17 years older than him. Marty, whose string of hits include Tempted and The Whiskey Ain't Workin', was only 6 when Connie had her No. 1 country hit Once A Day. Now he's 38--and she's 55.
In July 1970, an 11-year-old fan approached Connie at one of her concerts. That fan was young aspiring musician Marty Stuart, who proclaimed to his mother that one day he was going to marry Connie Smith. In July 1997, thatâs just what he did. The following year Marty produced Connieâs self-titled, critically lauded CD.