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About The Jimmie Rodgers Stamp

From the desk of Everett Corbin: A few days ago in cleaning out my upstairs music room, I found a photo of a man by the name Henry Young, at one time a locomotive engineer on the railroad, dressed in similar garb as I have seen Jimmie Rodgers wear.

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Remembering Kitty Wilson and the Loudermilks

It started as a simple statement, and became one of the most touching conversations. David Smith started by saying “Tim – I own one of Hawkshaw Hawkin’s Stetson hats, still in the original Box. Inside the brim it says Beaver Stetson custom made for Hawkshaw Hawkins. It was a gift to me [...]

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Narrowcasting to traditional country music fans

Narrowcasting has traditionally been understood as the dissemination of information (usually by radio or television) to a narrow audience, not to the general public. Social networking sites like Facebook narrowcast to groups of like-minded people, and The Country Classics is no exception.

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Kid Rock and country music splinter groups

Among today’s press releases I saw this one: “Kid Rock is putting on his country music hat and will host this year’s Country Music Television Awards June 9 in Nashville. “The rumors are true,” Rock said in an announcement on his website Thursday, confirming the gig. “All I can promise is I [...]

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Learn about the Traditional Country Music Foundation

Traditional country music is a favorite of many people around the world, and no one works harder than Margaret (Maggie) Penn, founder of the Traditional Country Music Foundation. The Foundation accepted the first member January 1, 2004, and has been a huge influence in traditional country music. Margaret (Maggie) Penn realizes that traditional [...]

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