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Eddie Kilroy has Ray Price on the show (again)

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 […]

All about Bill Lister, submitted by by Tracy Pitcox

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 […]

Saluting Red Steagall, Freckles Brown, Bob Wills, and The Cowboy Gathering

Red Steagall – Poet, singer, and ambassador, is always part of Eddie Kilroy’s Cowboy Gathering, and no show about cowboys would be complete without him. Here in Windsor Missouri we are fans of professional bull riding, so when Eddie Kilroy started off with Red Steagall’s “Freckles Brown” we knew it would be a great […]

A tribute to an old friend and trucker

This Country Classics article is a tribute to a friend of mine. A truck driver and dear friend of mine, he hauled D-5 bulldozers for a mining exploration company. The video below is a tribute to all truckers, but Bill’s situation was slightly different. On Bill’s last cross-country run he thought about […]

Kitty Wells honored with 10 month gallery exhibit

NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 9, 2008 - The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will honor country musics first female superstar, Kitty Wells, in Kitty Wells: Queen of Country Music, Presented by Great American Country Television Network, a biographical exhibit opening Friday, August 15, 2008, for a 10-month run in the Museums East Gallery. The […]

 


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