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Eddie Kilroy had Ray Price on his show this morning and I was lucky enough to talk to both of them. Many people have asked why I don’t have a feature piece about Ray Price, and the true answer is that I’ve been working on it for a while. It just isn’t ready to publish.
A song loved by Texans and well liked by country music fans is Earnest Tubb’s “There’s A Little Bit Of Everything In Texas”, a song first recorded in 1943. Ernest Dale Tubb was born on (February 9, 1914, and passed on September 6, 1984 after a battle with emphysema.
I was researching Marty Robbins after hearing Marty sing “Ribbon Of Darkness” when I came across this very interesting discovery:
The Llano Country Opry will host a Tribute to Big Bill Lister on Saturday, January 10, at the Lantex Theater in downtown Llano. The show begins at 7:30 PM and admission is $15.00 per person. Tickets for the show are now on sale at the Llano Chamber of Commerce, Llano National Bank, Lively Computers in Kingsland or by calling (325) 347-5407.
VERNON OXFORD, “AMERICA’S UNKNOWN SUPERSTAR,” IS KNOWN QUITE WELL BY THOSE WHO KNOW HIS UNUSUAL STYLE OF SINGING
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