Swan Dive

From its first “Howdee!” in 1968 to its last squawk in 1971, the tale of Minnie Pearl’s Fried Chicken is an odd bird.
The chain was the brainchild of John Jay Hooker, a gregarious Nashville attorney and politician. In 1967, Hooker and his brother and law partner, Henry, watched the skyrocketing profits of Kentucky Fried Chicken [...]