News, Press Releases and Other Items of Interest
The News / Press section will be devoted
to the news releases by Hillbilly-Music.com
as well as news of the older country music
stars, organizations, publishers, etc.
If you are a performing artist listed on this site,
feel free to send us your press releases, tour dates,
news of new music releases to include
here.
If you are a book publisher that has just published a book
that covers some aspect of the old-time hillbilly / western /
country / bluegrass / gospel music or an artist or group of
that era, please let us know about it and send us your press information
to post here.
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By email:
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| News Stories — 2005 |
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| September 1, 2005 |
Rudy Thacker |
| August 18, 2005 |
Omer L. (Shorty) Chesser of 'Hayloft Hoedown' and 'Early Morning Frolic' |
| August 16, 2005 |
Fiddler virtuoso Vassar Clements dead at 77 |
| August 11, 2005 |
Steel guitarist Hal Rugg dies |
| May 28, 2005 |
'Kiss An Angel Good Morning' writer dies of pneumonia at age 71 |
| May 15, 2005 |
Jimmy Martin brought fire to bluegrass |
| April 12, 2005 |
Jerry Byrd, steel guitar pioneer |
| April 3, 2005 |
Don Pierce, a pioneer in developing concept of the music album, dies |
| February 28, 2005 |
Penny Maxedon (Penny West): 'Hayride' fiddler met her husband in music business |
| February 24, 2005 |
'50s country singer Goldie Hill dies |
| February 9, 2005 |
Pioneer 'son' Spencer dies at 75 |
| February 7, 2005 |
Sonny Day - Grand Ole Opry musician |
| February 7, 2005 |
Country icon Merle Kilgore dies at age 70 |
| February 4, 2005 |
Steel guitar great Jimmie Crawford, 69, dies |
| January 26, 2005 |
William Freeman "Bill" Simmons: Musician, member of Doughboys |
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