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as well as news of the older country music
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here.
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| News Stories — 2006 |
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| December 15, 2006 |
Walt Riddle, Longtime Indiana Country Music Radio Host Dies |
| November 22, 2006 |
100 Tons of Care Packages Shipped by Operation: Care and Comfort |
| November 4, 2006 |
Joe Ridings, Lead guitarist for Tammy Wynette dies |
| October 28, 2006 |
Nashville songwriter and publisher Marijohn Wilkin dies |
| October 27, 2006 |
Tillman Franks, entertainment legend, dies |
| October 19, 2006 |
Ed Bullard, Bluegrass and Gospel Singer; DJ at KEOR |
| October 14, 2006 |
Singer Freddy Fender dies at age 69 |
| October 2, 2006 |
Musician Josh Graves, master of Dobro, dies |
| September 25, 2006 |
Eddie Spradley, 72, Left Handed-Fiddle Player |
| September 16, 2006 |
Curt Gibson, 80, Veteran Grand Ole Opry guitarist and sideman for three different members of the Country Music Hall of Fame |
| September 16, 2006 |
Earl Heywood, Country Music Personality, Wrote Over 350 Songs; Died Sunday |
| September 9, 2006 |
Linda Manning, Country Music Singer and Recording Artist, Died December 2005 |
| August 25, 2006 |
Ray Barnard, 73, of Ray and Kay, the Banjo Kids; WHO Iowa Barn Dance Frolic |
| August 15, 2006 |
31st National Old Time Music Festival Begins In Missouri Valley, Iowa |
| August 14, 2006 |
Country singer Johnny Duncan dies |
| July 31, 2006 |
Obituary, Betty Waller, 73 (Betty Lou Lobb) |
| July 25, 2006 |
Jack Day, Toured with Santa Fe Rangers |
| July 10, 2006 |
Gene Bradley, Country Music Singer; Appeared on Louisiana Hayride |
| July 9, 2006 |
Cliff Carl, Spokane Radio Star and Country Singer |
| June 12, 2006 |
Cy Coben -- hit songs spanned genres |
| June 9, 2006 |
Helen Stewart, of the Puffenbarger Kids, WRVA Old Dominion Barn Dance and More |
| May 21, 2006 |
Country legend Billy Walker dies in car crash |
| May 12, 2006 |
Milt Dickey, Country Singer and Kansas City Radio Personality |
| May 7, 2006 |
Virgil Cox, Former Country & Western Singer, Passes Away at 82 |
| April 24, 2006 |
Bonnie Owens, singer married to Buck Owens and Merle Haggard, dies at 76 |
| April 17, 2006 |
Emory Martin, World's Only One-Armed Banjo Player |
| April 9, 2006 |
Gordon Terry Dies at 74 |
| April 2, 2006 |
Bakersfield Pays Tribute To Buck Owens |
| April 2, 2006 |
Hurhsul Clothier Passes Away at 84; founder of Oklahoma Travelers, Hosted Bob Wills Weekends |
| March 31, 2006 |
'Little Miss Helen,' who grew up to write hits, dies |
| March 25, 2006 |
Buck Owens, Flamboyant Country Music Star Famed For 'Act Naturally,' Dies at 76 |
| March 24, 2006 |
Country music legend Cindy Walker dead at 87 |
| February 21, 2006 |
Ray Francis (Tex) Cherry, fomer Houston Hometown Jamboree Star |
| February 10, 2006 |
Charles K. Wolfe, Famed Country Music Author, Journalist & Historian |
| February 1, 2006 |
Naomi (Crawford) Keller, Former Star of Shady Valley Gang |
| January 22, 2006 |
Janette Carter dies |
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| Press Releases ‐ 2006 |
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| November 11, 2006 |
Foy Willing Biography Now Available |
| October 13, 2006 |
11-Year Old Cassidy Rose Graves - First CD (Cowgirl's Jukebox) |
| September 30, 2006 |
Academy of Country Music Honors Bill Monroe With Pioneer Award |
| September 29, 2006 |
Joe Paul Nichols Records Seventh Country Gospel CD – The Tree of Life |
| September 24, 2006 |
Silver Star Families of America awards Music artist TOMMY RIDDLE with the Silver Star Banner |
| September 21, 2006 |
On The Occasion of his 92nd Birthday, Publishes a New Book Titled -- A Country Music Legend, Doc Williams, Looking Back |
| September 4, 2006 |
Eddie Cletro Compilation CD Issued by Bear Family Records |
| August 30, 2006 |
CMA Announces 2006 Hall of Fame Inductees - Harold Bradley, Sonny James and George Strait |
| August 15, 2006 |
TroopFest 2006 on September 30 - USS Hornet |
| May 1, 2006 |
60th Anniversary Show at Indian Ranch |
| March 31, 2006 |
23rd Annual International Country Music Conference, May 25-27, 2006 |
| March 31, 2006 |
Craven Country Jamboree And Canadian Country Music Association Bring Country Music To Saskatchewan |
| March 22, 2006 |
Mike Johnson Featured in Yodel Compilation and More |
| January 30, 2006 |
Upcoming Operation: Care and Comfort Events- mark your calendars! |
| January 25, 2006 |
Hometown Jamborees at Los Rios Rancho |
| January 23, 2006 |
Court Rules on Owners of Hank Williams Sr's Peformances On "Mother's Best Flour" Radio Shows |
| January 2, 2006 |
New Carolina Cotton CD Released - Yodeling Blonde Bombshell |
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