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as well as news of the older country music
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| News Stories — 2004 |
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| December 28, 2004 |
Wallace Varner, 78, Musician |
| December 28, 2004 |
Legendary guitarist Hank Garland, who performed with Elvis and Everly Brothers, dies at 74 |
| December 16, 2004 |
Martha Carson dies; 'Rockin' Queen of Happy Spirituals' |
| December 10, 2004 |
Jerry Scoggins, 93; sang theme of 'The Beverly Hillbillies' |
| December 5, 2004 |
H. Ralph Blizard (Master Fiddler) |
| October 19, 2004 |
Hackberry Ramblers bass player dead at 79 (Johnny Faulk) |
| October 13, 2004 |
Henry N. 'Tommy' Vaden, fiddler (for Hank Snow), dies at 79 |
| September 24, 2004 |
Country songwriter, singer Roy Drusky dies at 74 |
| September 20, 2004 |
'Grand Ole Opry' member Skeeter Davis dies of cancer at age 72 |
| August 30, 2004 |
Gene Standard, 68, Member of Atlanta Country Music Hall of Fame |
| August 23, 2004 |
Hall of Fame benefactor pays $575,000 for Mother Maybelle's guitar |
| August 18, 2004 |
Melvin Endsley, who wrote 'Singing the Blues,' dies |
| August 18, 2004 |
Musician William 'Lum' York dies |
| August 14, 2004 |
Fiddlin’ Charlie Bowman - Marker honors area music legend |
| August 13, 2004 |
Iowa Residents Enter America's Old Time Country Music Hall Of Fame |
| July 6, 2004 |
Jean LaVergne (Gene LaVerne), Long Time Entertainer and Radio Personality |
| June 29, 2004 |
Rembering "Jimmy Lee" (Fautheree) |
| June 16, 2004 |
Cousin Richie (Zack) Zacharian, Leader of Eddie Zack's Hayloft Jamboree, famed country music artist |
| June 13, 2004 |
St. James Loses a Musical Treasure With the Passing of Corrinne Stumpf (sang professionally as Mary Randolph) |
| June 12, 2004 |
Obituary: Robert M. (Barefoot Bob) Kinney |
| April 24, 2004 |
Jerry Howorth, at 84; longtime voice of New England country music radio |
| March 24, 2004 |
Obituary: Danny Bailey of the Bailey Brothers |
| March 15, 2004 |
Obituary: Charles L. Bailey, 88 (of the Bailey Brothers) |
| February 28, 2004 |
Jazz legend, pedal steel guitar co-pioneer Alvino Rey dies at 95 |
| February 15, 2004 |
Obituary: Abbie NEAL aka Esther Mckinnon |
| January 27, 2004 |
Obituary: Vincent (Jimmy James) J. Gamelli |
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| Press Releases — 2004 |
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| October 5, 2004 |
2005 CMA Awards To Be Held In New York City |
| September 28, 2004 |
LEE ANN WOMACK on ABC's 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' |
| September 2, 2004 |
The Rodeo Girls And By Gone Days Of Radio |
| August 25, 2004 |
CBS News' 'The Early Show' and CMT To Air CMA Awards Nominations Live From New York and Nashville Monday, Aug. 30 |
| August 17, 2004 |
The International Country Music Day - September 17, 2004 |
| August 16, 2004 |
PIONEER AG EXPO IS A BIG PART OF THE NATIONAL OLD TIME MUSIC FESTIVAL IN MISSOURI VALLEY, IOWA, AUG 30-SEPT 5 |
| August 15, 2004 |
38 Bluegrass and Family Bands to be featured at 29th Old Time Music Festival in Iowa |
| May 5, 2004 |
Official Tennessee Highway Marker for Fiddlin' Charlie Bowman |
| March 10, 2004 |
Nominations Announced For The 39th Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards |
| February 10, 2004 |
Academy Of Country Music Announces Online Voting To All Members Worldwide In Every Category For The 39th Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards |
| January 26, 2004 |
REDD STEWART-THE MAN & HIS MUSIC: A New Tribute Site Launched In Memory of Redd Stewart |
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