E. Joe Brown has published three memoirs and his writing has been included in the Baseball Hall of Fame. He's a member of SouthWest Writers, the International Western Music Association, and president of New Mexico Westerners. He's served as a New Mexico State Music Commissioner and on the International Western Music Association Board of Directors where he's influenced the culture of New Mexico and the Southwest through music, poetry, literature, and education. He is a proud retiree of the USAF. Joe lives in Rio Rancho, New Mexico with his wife.