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This year’s Hall of Fame inductees have been announced. Anyone surprised? Disappointed? If you haven’t heard; Roy Clark, Charlie Mccoy, and Barbara Mandrell are going to be the new arrivals into the Hall of Fame. Who was the most deserving? Was it luck? Was it Random? Do you know those two friends in school that let a third one tag [...]

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When Rock and Roll exploded in the mid 1950s, it was lead by the likes of Elvis’ charisma, Lewis’ unorthodox piano playing, and Chuck Berry’s phenomenal guitar riffs. However, one of the shyest artists in rock history would show us that once the over-the-top production was stripped away, the song would have to survive alone on [...]

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If Neil Peart is the drummer that every prog rocker is aspiring to be , than I think it is safe to say that Buddy Harman is the model for every country drummer. Sadly, this music row icon passed away Thursday night from complications of congestive heart failure. You can hear his signature tempo on country classics, such as, Tammy Wynette’s “Standy By [...]

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