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Alton Delmore Delmore Brothers Rabon Delmore
Died at Age 56 Died Age 37
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Jimmy Martin
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Vernon Dalhart
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12-25-1908 to 06-08-1964 12-03-1916 to 12-04-1952
Inducted: 2001 > Read More! Visit Website > Click Here!
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08-10-1927 to 05-14-2005
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04-06-1883 to 09-14-1948
Inducted: 1981 > Read More!
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Click On Photo! The Pleasant Valley Boys
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The Pleasant Valley Boys were originally known as the Back Porch Quartet. The Pleasant Valley Boys were a popular quartet back in the 1940's. The Pleasant Valley Boys were Mike Tevas on the left, Marty Callum on steel guitar and of course Jack Boland, Sr. on the right. Oh yes, Jack Boland's father! Jack's show is called Country Gold Classics on Friday nights from 7:00 to 10:00 PM. The guys had a great love for country and bluegrass music which Jack Boland still strives to keep this music alive today on his radio program, WRDV-FM.
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Jack Boland announced on January 29, 2016 on his radio show that Country Legend Merle Haggard has been fighting double pneumonia, an illness that has plagued him in the past. Ben Haggard says his father is still recovering from December illness. The 78 year-old singer had to cancel all weekend concerts and tour dates. Haggard said, "I guess I was nearly dead. I had double pneumonia and they couldn't tell if I had cancer that returned, or I just had pneumonia. They had to wait till they got the pneumonia under control before we could tell. It's been kind of a tough couple of weeks. I've got so many people to thank.
Merle Haaggard Cancels April Tour Dates - Read More On Merle Merle Is Back In The Hosptal 03-02-2016 - March Tour Postponed
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Joseph A. Piccirilli (Joe Rex - 96) was born on September 16, 1920 and passed away on Tuesday, September 20, 2016. Joseph was a resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the time of his passing. Joseph was a US Army veteran of WWII. He helped guard President Truman during the Potsdam Conference, while world leaders negotiated terms for ending the war. Joe was married to Josephine Rose (Monteleone) Piccirilli. According to his older brother Al Rex, Joe occasionally was a bass player for the Saddlemen, circa 1949-50. Joe Rex played bass on the 1950 Keystone Records session that produced "Deal Me a Hand" and "Ten Gallon Stetson" which had previously been credited to Rex. Piccirilli claims to have worked on at least two more recordings and says he turned down the opportunity to join the Saddlemen full time due to family commitments (opening the door for his little brother). In April 2012, he attended a concert by "Bill Haley Jr." in Bridgeport, Pennsylvania, alongside his brother. He still lived in Philadelphia and Joe Rex has appeared on the annual Haley Roots radio special in recent years. Joe Rex, along with the Saddlemen, had visited Jack Boland once a year for many years. July 1st of this year we were so very lucky to have spent time with Joe Rex before his passing. We are so saddened for the loss of Joe Rex. Read More! We will miss you! Check out Joe Rex and video singing Folsom Prison Blues!
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Remembering "Jean Shepard"
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Jean Shepard (Ollie Imogene Shepard) was born November 21, 1933, Pauls Valley, Oklahoma. She died September 25, 2016. Jean Shepard was 82 years old. Jean Shepard was a singer-song-writer and a Opry  member since 1955 and remained a member until her death. In 1960, Shepard married fellow Opry star, Hawkins, who had come to the Opry the same year she did. She was eight months pregnant with his first son Don, when Hawkins died in the same 1963 plane crash that also killed Patsy Cline, Randy Hughes, and country star Cowboy Copas. Shepard gave birth to her second son Harold Franklin Hawkin, II. Jean Shepard was discovered by Hank Thompson in California where she grew up. Her Biography! Jean Shepard was inducted into the "Country Music Hall of Fame" in 2011. Check out Videos and Pictures! Don't forget to visit Jean Shepard's Website!
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