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Press Releases & News — 2004


News Stories — 2004

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

Hillbilly-News Press Releases — 2004

September 3, 2004 Hillbilly Music Fans Make Their Voices Known for Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

Press Releases — 2004

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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