Billy Ray and Miley Cyrus Bring Their Star Power to Cowboys & Indians Magazine

It's a family affair at Cowboys & Indians, The Premier Magazine of The West, as the phenomenal Miley Cyrus -- a.k.a. "Hannah Montana" -- joins her father, singer-actor Billy Ray Cyrus, for a cover-story profile in the April issue on sale March 4. As writer Warner Roberts reports, the father-daughter team is sitting on top of the world -- with boots and tennis shoes planted firmly on the ground. They're enjoying their multi-platinum success and multimedia stardom, but they're careful not to get too caught up in the hype and hoopla. "We let life do its thing," Miley says, "and we sit back and enjoy the ride."

Elsewhere in the April issue, actor Armand Assante talks about his role in the upcoming Western "The Man Who Came Back" -- and describes a painful injury that very nearly kept him out of the saddle on a permanent basis. And speaking of movies: C&I writer David Hofstede brings readers to Melody Ranch, the setting for TV's "Deadwood" and memorable movies starring Tom Mix, Gene Autry, Gary Cooper, Jeff Bridges -- and Elvis Presley.

But wait, there's more: C&I profiles E.W. "Bill" Gollings, a Cowboy artist in the era of Charles M. Russell, and rose expert Gaye Hammond, who waxes lyrical about one of the West's favorite flowers. For stylish cowboys and cowgirls, there's a "Ranch Romance" guide to spring fashions that showcases both the flirty and flouncy and the manly and muscular. Ann Kathryn Orsinger provides a collector's guide to antique cowboy spurs. And William C. Reynolds introduces readers to photographer Heather Hafleigh, whose work celebrates the "vaquero" way of horsemanship.