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Press Releases & News

News Stories — 2003
December 29, 2003 Harpo Kidwell, 93, dean of the 'Barn Dance' harmonica players
December 22, 2003 Dave Dudley, singer and songwriter, dies at 75
December 4, 2003 Mrs. Hazel Cole
November 24, 2003 Teddy of The Wilburn Brothers dies at 71
November 17, 2003 'Sweet Dreams' songwriter, artist Don Gibson dies
November 15, 2003 Steel guitar legend (Speedy) West dies
November 12, 2003 Legendary East Coast Country Music DJ, Don Larkin, Passes Away
October 16, 2003 Gary Buck dies at 63
October 11, 2003 Former Country Broadcaster Mack Sanders Dies
October 3, 2003 Wesley Tuttle, 85; Western Singer on Radio, TV Shows
September 24, 2003 Pioneer of country in the city - Rosalie Allen
September 19, 2003 Slim Dusty Dies
September 17, 2003 'Purple People Eater' singer dead at 82
September 12, 2003 The 'Man in Black' Johnny Cash dead at 71
September 11, 2003 Court frees 150 of Hank Williams' 'lost songs'
September 5, 2003 Music scholar Bob Pinson dies at 69
August 22, 2003 Country tunesmith Floyd Tillman dies
August 16, 2003 Mack Magaha, 'Dancing Fiddle Man,' dies
August 6, 2003 Carl Smith, Floyd Cramer get their due
August 4, 2003 Henry Redd Stewart, country songwriter and musician, dies
June 16, 2003 One More 'Ride' - Louisiana Hayride Cast Reunion
June 11, 2003 WKCR's 60-Hour Festival On July 11-13
June 3, 2003 Stuart and Haggard Announce Summer Tour Schedule - Electric Barnyard Tour
May 15, 2003 June Carter Cash dies
Carter family helped start the country music industry
April 23, 2003 'Rocky Top' composer Felice Bryant dies at 77
March 17, 2003 Grand Ole Opry star Bill Carlisle dies
February 19, 2003 Honky-tonk stylist and outlaw Johnny Paycheck dies after lengthy illness
January 18, 2003 Bluegrass pioneer dies at age 80 (Hylo Brown)
January 17, 2003 5th Annual Downtown Hoedown
January 13, 2003 Odell 'Mac' McLeod - Obituary
January 2, 2003 Bluegrass legend James McReynolds, 75, dies

Hillbilly-News Press Releases — 2003
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Press Releases — 2003
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