News, Press Releases and Other Items of Interest
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to the news releases by Hillbilly-Music.com
as well as news of the older country music
stars, organizations, publishers, etc.
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here.
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| News Stories — 2013 |
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| December 26, 2013 |
Steel guitar master John Sibert dies |
| December 16, 2013 |
Influential country singer Ray Price dead at 87 |
| December 16, 2013 |
Leon Ashley Passes Away At 77 |
| October 13, 2013 |
Johnnie White, leader of Sons of the West and owner of The Little Nashville Club in North Hollywood |
| October 11, 2013 |
America's Last Medicine-Show Performer Tommy Scott Dies At 96 |
| October 11, 2013 |
Cal Smith, voice of 'Country Bumpkin' and other hits, dies at age 81 |
| September 20, 2013 |
Marvin Rainwater, country crooner behind 'Gonna Find Me a Bluebird,' dead at 88 |
| August 14, 2013 |
Tompall Glaser, outlaw country artist, dies at 79 |
| August 8, 2013 |
Country star 'Cowboy Jack' Clement dies at age 82 after battling liver cancer |
| July 21, 2013 |
Darlene M. Adam, The Hi Neighbor Girl |
| July 13, 2013 |
Ruth Hewitt, Of Johnson Sisters and WGN Barn Dance, Passes Away At 89 |
| July 8, 2013 |
Charles Carr dies at 79 (driver on Hank Williams Sr.'s final trip) |
| July 7, 2013 |
Tommy Wiggins, Hank Williams and Others Announced as Off-Camera Winners for the 48th Annucal Academy of Country Music Awards |
| June 21, 2013 |
Tom Tall, Passes Away at 75 |
| June 20, 2013 |
Chet Flippo, veteran music journalist, dead at 69 |
| June 19, 2013 |
Slim Whitman, Yodeling Country Singer With a Regular-Guy Image, Dies at 90 |
| June 19, 2013 |
Cora Houpt, Country Singer With Tumbleweed Caravan and The Lone Rangers |
| April 26, 2013 |
George Jones, Country Music Legend Dead At 81 |
| April 6, 2013 |
Hardrock Gunter obituary |
| March 31, 2013 |
Gordon Stoker, leader of Elvis Presley's Jordanaires, dies, bringing legendary group to end |
| March 19, 2013 |
Sammy Masters, 50s Country and Western, Rockabilly Star for Five Decades |
| March 15, 2013 |
Jack Greene, Grand Ole Opry star and first CMA male vocalist, dies at age 83 |
| March 10, 2013 |
Patricia Macnab, Original Smile Sisters Duo |
| March 7, 2013 |
Country singer Claude King dies at 90 |
| February 27, 2013 |
Peggy Clark (Nellie Brown) KCMO Cowtown Jubilee Star |
| February 27, 2013 |
Bartow Henry, Star of WSB Crossroads Follies |
| February 3, 2013 |
Somber day in 'Boomtown' with death of TV cowboy Rex Trailer |
| February 3, 2013 |
Gerry Robichaud, New England famed Fiddler |
| February 3, 2013 |
Tex Stone, Led the Sundowners; Lonestar Ranch |
| February 3, 2013 |
John Penny, Founder The John Penny Band |
| January 29, 2013 |
Obituary: James Renfro of the Renfro Brothers Duo |
| January 23, 2013 |
Obituary: Eddie Burns |
| January 16, 2013 |
Obituary: Frank Page |
| January 9, 2013 |
Obituary: Vern Stovall |
| January 3, 2013 |
Patti Page, 'Tennessee Waltz' singer, dies at 85 |
| January 2, 2013 |
Obituary: Shorty Holloway |
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