Hillbilly-Music.com Web Site Activity Reaches Milestones in Number of Visitors and Pages Viewed
Top Pages Visited in 2005 Announced
Dusty Owens, DeZurik Sisters, Rosalie Allen, WLS National Barn Dance Top the Lists in 2005
Modesto, CA — Hillbilly-Music.com announced today that once again fans continue
to seek and enjoy the traditional older form of country music that began as
hillbilly music. We salute the fans for their continued support over the years
as the site has grown.
The year of 2005 saw two significant milestones reached. Once again, the number
of unique visitors to the web site continues to grow. In 2005, Hillbilly-Music.com
saw an increase of nearly 50% (49.55%) in the number of visitors to the site when
compared to activity 2004.
Earlier in 2005, Hillbilly-Music.com reached another plateau in its growth - fans
visited the site and over 1,000,000 (yes, that's One Million) pages viewed. That number continues to grow
as fans discover the site and spend time reading about the people, the music
and their history. Our email's tell us that fans enjoy walking down memory lane
remembering the people they grew up listening to. We also get email's from the
younger generation as well telling us how much they enjoy reading about these people
and their music.
The Hillbilly-Music.com web site has no demographics - we think the music crosses
all generations and is there for all to enjoy - the people, their music and the history.
Its our slogan, but in one sense its our focus as well.
We salute the disc jockeys on the air and on the web who mention our site, who find
our site and let us know of their shows. We will continue to let fans know about those
disc jockeys and shows who are playing the classical country music.
We would also like to express our appreciation to the journalists, authors
and country music historians who help us when we make inquiries or provide
us with information. It is a pleasure to work with such like-minded people
who are unselfish in their assistance and sharing of knowledge and insight.
Some of have been with us from the start when we created this vision for the
site and stuck with us as it grew and evolved. Recalling the segment
of an old television show, we offer you a heartfelt 'salute!' and thanks.
The new year is starting off promising. The web site has a new section to help the
fans be a bit more a part of it - by helping us identify people in photos in our
collection. The section, "Who is That" has seen good activity already and a couple
of promising leads that may help us identify the people have been received.
The web site caters to the fans. The email's and letters we receive help us drive
which writeups we do. We have seen an increasing number of inquiries for a catalog
of the music or how they can buy the various tunes they're interested in. We continue
to explore our options in this area to make it easy for the fans to do this, similar
to the way we connect fans to the books listed in the library. Or we may need to explore
other methods to get the music to the fans that want it.
And last, but not least, we salute those who made the history that we try and document
on the web site. Many of the writeups the fans see on the web site are based on
interviews and correspondence with the artists themselves. We also thank the families
of the artists who graciously provide us with material and information about their
relatives. We like to think of the web site as a friendly general store or your
own family kitchen. You just never know who is going to stop by for a spell and tell
you their part in the history of what we affectionately and respectfully call,
hillbilly music.
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P.O. Box 576245
Modesto, CA 95357-6245
Hillbilly-Music.com's Round-Up for 2005 |
Top Artist Pages Visited 2005 |
Dusty Owens |
Tommy Riddle |
Randy Atcher |
Chuck Mayfield |
Stoney Edwards |
Ernest Tubb |
Roy Acuff |
Patsy Montana |
Elton Britt |
Carl Smith |
Daddy Dick Richards |
Eddie Cletro |
Gene LaVerne |
Uncle Bob Hardy |
Cowboy Copas |
Hank Williams |
Jean Shepard |
Texas Bill Strength |
Little Jimmy Dickens |
Hank Snow |
Willie Nelson |
Vernon Dalhart |
Martha Carson |
Jerry Byrd |
Hawkshaw Hawkins |
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Top Groups Pages Visited 2005 |
DeZurik Sisters |
Lonnie and Lottie |
Soflin Sisters |
Amburgey Sisters |
Mitchell Sisters |
Smile Sisters |
Pell Brothers |
Miccolis Sisters |
Westerners |
Jacoby Brothers |
Geezinslaw Brothers |
The Sunshine Girls |
Hank and Hiram |
Cackle Sisters |
Korn Kobblers |
Dixie Playboys |
Blue Sky Boys |
Chuck Wagon Gang |
Sons of the Pioneers |
Colwell Brothers |
Ray and Kay, the Banjo Kids |
Jamup & Honey |
Gid Tanner's Skillet Lickers |
Akins Birmingham Boys |
Junior Kentucky Briarhoppers |
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Top Disc Jockey Pages Visited 2005 |
Rosalie Allen |
Carl (Squeakin' Deacon) Moore |
Don Larkin |
Bill Mack |
Ken Berryhill |
Charlie Douglas |
Biff Collie |
Ralph Emery |
Porky Charbonneau |
Johnny Western |
Grant Turner |
Ramblin' Lou Shriver |
Joe Rumore |
Uncle Len Ellis |
George Menard |
Skeets Yaney |
Cottonseed Clark |
Hi Roberts |
Johnny HIcks |
Dick Anderson |
Lee Moore |
Pete Hunter |
Jim Reeves |
Paul Simpkins |
Pee Wee Reid |
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Top Program Pages Visited 2005 |
WLS National Barn Dance |
WLW Midwestern Hayride |
KWKH Louisiana Hayride |
WWVA Original Jamboree |
WSM Grand Ole Opry |
WMMN Sagebrush Roundup |
WSB Barn Dance |
Renfro Valley Barn Dance |
WAPI Alabama Hayloft Jamboree |
WNAX Missouri Valley Barn Dance |
KSTP Sunset Valley Barn Dance |
KRLD Big D Jamboree |
Hometown Jamboree |
WRVA Old Dominion Barn Dance |
Town Hall Party |
WLW Boone county Jamboree |
Hayloft Frolic |
KWTO Ozark Jubilee |
Brown County Jamboree |
WHO Iowa Barn Dance Frolic |
CHML Main Street Jamboree |
Arizona Hayride |
WCOP Hayloft Jamboree |
WCHS Old Farm Hour |
WAVY Tidewater Jamboree |
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Top News / Releases Pages Visited 2005 |
Hillbilly-Music.com In The Spotlight... |
38 Bluegrass and Family Bands at 29th Old Time Festival... |
'50s country Singer Goldie Hill Dies |
Jerry Byrd, Steel Guitar Pioneer |
Local Radio Host Offers Hard to Find Classics and History Lessons... |
Steel Guitarist Hal Rugg Dies |
Charley Pride and Wife Rozene Aiding Hurricane Katrina Victims |
Pioneer 'Son' Spencer Dies at 75 |
America's Old Time Country Music Hall of Fame Thrives... |
'Kiss An Angel Good Morning' writer dies... |
Mack Magaha 'Dancing Fiddle Man', Dies |
Country icon Merle Kilgore dies at age 70 |
Jimmy Martin Brought Fire To Bluegrass |
2005 CMA Awards To Be Held in New York City |
19th Annual International Country Music Conference |
Martha Carson Dies... |
Wallace Varner, 78, Musician |
Legendary Guitarist, Hank Garland... |
Sonny Day - Grand Ole Opry Musician |
Penny Maxedon (Penny West)... |
Omer L. (Shorty) Chesser of 'Hayloft Hoedown'... |
August/September Events to Support Our Troops! |
The Rodeo Girls and By Gone Days of Radio |
One More Ride - Louisiana Hayride Cast Reunion |
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Top Library Pages Visited 2005 |
Bus Fare to Kentucky... |
A Century of Country Music |
Grand Ole Opry |
Bluegrass Odessey |
A History and Encyclopedia of Country... |
Songs of the Cowboy |
A Satisfied Mind |
Fifty (50) Years Down a Country Road |
Mountaineer Jamboree |
Coal Miner's Daughter |
In Close Harmony |
Country - The Biggest Music in America |
Among My Klediments |
America's Music - The Roots of Country |
A Good Natured Riot |
Old Time Kentucky FIddle Tunes |
Country Music - The Encyclopedia |
Buddy Starcher Biography |
A Story of the Grand Ole Opry |
Still In Love With You - Story of Hank & Audrey... |
Best Jokes Minnie Pearl Ever Told |
Lone Star Swing |
Classic Country |
Workin' Man Blues |
Sing a Sad Song - Life of Hank Williams |
Not Just A Sound - The Story of WLW |
Cajun Music... |
Lefty Frizzell - The Honky Tonk Life... |
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Hillbilly Heaven Roll Call 2005 |
Time is no friend and continues its steady march and the familiar names leave
the stages here for audiences in hillbilly heaven. But
their music, history and memories will live on for us to enjoy.
Remembering those who left us in 2005...
Jerry Byrd (1920-2005) |
Shorty Chesser (1922-2005) |
Vassar Clement (1925-2005) |
Jimmie Crawford (1935-2005) |
Sonny Day (?-2005) |
Buddy Durham (?-2005) |
Goldie Hill (1933-2005) |
George Holesha (1922-2005) |
Morrie Jones (1918-2005) |
Merle Kilgore (1934-2005) |
Bea Lilly (1921-2005) |
Jimmy Martin (1927-2005) |
Thomas Nayder (1921-2005) |
Ben Peters (1933-2005) |
Don Pierce (1919-2005) |
Hal Rugg (1936-2005) |
Fred Salak (1917-2005) |
Robert (Sunny) Spencer (?-2005) |
Big Bob Shaffer (?-2005) |
Eddie Shuler (1913-2005) |
Bill Simmons (1924-2005) |
Art Stamper (1933-2005) |
Rudy Thacker (1928-2005) |
Rufus Thibodeaux (1934-2005) |
Gurney Thomas (1913-2005) |
Bobby Thompson (1937-2005) |
Penny West (Maxedon) (1924-2005) |
Leslie Wilburn (1925-2005) |
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Contact |
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Hillbilly-Music.com
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