Cousin Elmer Twirp
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Jimmie and Dick, the Novelty Boys and Cora Deane
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We love to hear those Hill Billys
With guitar or string band,
Because they play old-fashioned tunes
Us folks can understand
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Louvada Caplinger Opening quote
from Mountaineer Jamboree
by Ivan Tribe cited as from
"The Hill Billy" in "Old Time
Songs and Mountain Ballads"
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Jan 21, 2012 |
Obituary: Popular western singer Evelyn Stevens (McKinney Sisters)
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Obituary: Alice (Lonnie Lynne) LaCour
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Jan 5, 2012 |
Jody Rainwater, bluegrass pioneer, radio personality dies at 92
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Obituary: Nancy Lee of the Hilltoppers
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Dec 15, 2011 |
Vidor country singer Billie Jo Spears remembered as feisty star
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Jan 4, 2009 |
Hillbilly-Music.com Announces Top Pages Visited By Fans for 2008
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Hillbilly-Music.com Record Breaking 2008 - 7,000,000 Web Page Views; Affiliation with Ernest Tubb Record Shop
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Jan 4, 2009 |
Hillbilly-Music.com Announces Results of Fan Voting for 2008 Country Music Hall of Fame
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Sep 8, 2002 |
Hillbilly-Music.com In the Spotlight in Country Music Magazine's 30th Anniversary Issue
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We've added a new section to the web site. We have more than a few photos
in the archives of Hillbilly-Music.com that we cannot readily identify.
On a regular basis we will post photos of folks we hope the fans will tell us
who they are. We will post the answers along with the names of the folks that
told us as a small way of saying 'thanks'.
Click your way to our newest feature:
Who is That?
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But trust us, soon your feet will start tappin' and before you
know it, you'll be comin' back for more...Hillbilly Music.
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It's about the people, the music,
the history.
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Just because it's history, doesn't mean
we don't find or hear about something new.
Our recent updates include:
Dusty Owens - Dusty
tells us about his career in his own words.
—Early Michigan & Iowa years
—WHO Iowa Barn Dance Frolic
Country Music
The way you remember it!
Molly Bee -
Her career started at a very young age. Her early career had her working with folks
like Cliffie Stone and his Hometown Jamboree gang. She was also a regular on Tennessee Ernie Ford's
television show. She did several movies. Her career took her to appearances on the Jimmy Dean Show
as well as one of the regulars on the network show, "Swinging Country". She later settled in the San Diego area and owned her own club in Oceanside, California.
Donnie Bowshier -
Donnie Bowshier (or perhaps you knew him as Donnie Bowser) was a native of Ohio, born near the town of Columbus. His career took a different
path than most performers. At a very early age he had a polio attack. But that could
not suppress his talent. He is probably best known for the song he wrote, "Stone Heart".
Betsy Gay -
Betsy's career crosses many boundaries. She was Alfafa's girl friend in the "Our Gang" series way
back when in Hollywood. She appeared in about 40 movies before she was even an adult. She had to learn
how to yodel by listening to Wesley Tuttle for one of those early movies. And she became quite a yodeler
in her career, winning the California State Yodeling championship in 1945 and 1946. We're still adding
some pictures to her page; but we think you'll enjoy reading about someone who was a part of a lot
of interesting things going on in the entertainment industry back then.
Billy Hill -
One of the twists we run into doing our research is finding that sometimes there will be more
than one artist with the same name. This time we found three people shared the same name.
This Billy Hill was the first one - a song writer who wrote some well known tunes that we're
sure you will remember.
Billy Hill -
This particular Billy Hill was once a member of Spade Cooley's band. He had his own band for a time
and recorded on the Superior label. He played the fiddle and well, you'll read that the fiddle players
in Spade's group did not exactly own your everyday 'fiddle'.
Billy Hill -
This particular Billy Hill was from the midwest, Illinois in fact. His real name was Ralph Cruz.
His career began while in the miltary in Arizona. He later peformed in the northwest Indiana area.
While we don't have much information about his career, we feature him along with the other performers
who also shared the name Billy Hill.
Judy Perkins -
Judy was well known in the midwest, particularly in the Cincinnati area and WLW though her career
did take her to various other radio stations in the midwest including Indianapolis and St. Louis.
One of her friends early on was one of country music's comedic legends.
Foreman Phillips -
We got interested in this guy during our research efforts. He was one of country music's most
prolific promoters during World War II in the Los Angeles area - operating several well known
country music entertainment night spots. Just before leaving the music scene, he planted the seeds
for the Town Hall Party show that originated in Compton, California. Yet, in all of our research,
it seems no one in the media ever actually interviewed him yet you get the sense he left quite a footprint
on the history of country music on the west coast in the 1940s.
Jimmy Swan -
Jimmy was born in Alabama, but his career took him to Mississippi. He did a recording
in tribute to Hank Williams, "A Letter to Hank Williams". Later in his career, he got
actively involved in politics - performing to help local candidates and running for office
himself. We haven't yet delved into his political career, but this should help get you
to know him.
Tommy Wiggins -
Tommy Wiggins was primarily known on the west coast. He is one of the founding
members of the Academy of Country Music. He was a part of the group Sons of the Golden West.
His career spans several decades, still
performs and enjoys helping the younger acts of today get their exposure.
Keep clicking around - there's always something new
spopping up on Hillbilly-Music.com.
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The country music you like to hear is always just a click away every day. Just
click on one of the show titles to visit their site. Give a listen. Kick
back and enjoy the music. And send them a note of 'thanks' too while you're at it!
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