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Publications
Through the years, much has been written about the genre of music that was known as hillbilly and evolved into folk, western, cowboy and country. During that time, magazines and other publications came about as part of the popularity of the music of the times.

Whether some were imitators of other successful publications at the time is for discussion but at least we have these publications to give us more of a first-hand feel of what was being said about the artists, the groups and bands and the shows of that era in American musical history. But we'd still wonder - what would be considered the first hillbilly / country music publication?

We have started to use our database to update this section. You will see examples of publication covers, the editorial staff if any were listed and other notes as well. By no means are we done with our efforts.

Publications


 Country & Western Jamboree
 Maher Publications, Inc.
 1955 — 1958


 KMA Guide
 Tom Thumb Publishing Co.
 1944 — 1975


 Country and Western Hit Parade
 Charlton Publishing Corporation
 1967 — 1972


 Mountain Broadcast and Prairie Recorder
 Mountain Broadcast Pub. Co.
 1941 — 1947


 Country Music Life
 Frank Harris
 1965 — 1969


 National Hillbilly News
 Poster Show Printing Company and Orville and Jenny Via
 1945 — 1950


 Country Music Report
 Devvy Davenport
 1963 — 1963


 National Jamboree
 Words To Songs, Inc.
 1949 — 1949


 Country Music Reporter
 Wayne Beckham, Editor
 1970 — 1974


 On the Trail
 Trail Publications, Inc.
 1958 — 1959


 Country Music Review
 Devvy Davenport
 1964 — 1965


 Pickin' and Singin' News
 Charles G. Neese and Fountain Publications, Inc.
 1953 — 1955


 Country Song Roundup
 Charlton Publishing Corporation & American folk Publications
 1949 — 2000


 Radio Varieties
 F. L. Rosenthal
 1939 — 1941


 Country Songs and Stars
 American Folk Publications, Inc.
 1964 — 1968


 Rural Radio News
 Rural Radio, Inc.
 1938 — 1939


 Cowboy Music World
 (Texas Frank) Karpinski
 1944 — 1947


 Rustic Rhythm
 Rustic Rhythm, Inc., A Filosa Publication
 1957 — 1957


 Cowboy Songs
 American Folk Publications, Inc.
 1948 — 1964


 Song and Picture Barn Dance Magazine
 Song and Picture Barn Dance Magazine
 1947 — 1948


 Folk and Country Songs
 American Folk Publications, Inc.
 1956 — 1959


 Songmakers Magazine
 Lee Young
 1949 — 1950


 Hillbilly and Cowboy Hit Parade
 Capitol Stories, Inc.
 1953 — 1967


 Steel Guitarist
 Tom Bradshaw
 1979 — 1981


 Hillbilly and Western Hoedown
 Artist Publications, Inc.
 1953 — 1954


 The Grinder's Switch Gazette
 Grinder's Switch Gazette, Inc.
 1944 — 1946


 Hillbilly Western Songs
 Capitol Stories, Inc.
 1950 — 1950


 The Jamboree
 Len Trissell
 1939 — 1941


 Hoedown
 Heather Publications, Inc.
 1966 — 1966


 WIBW Round-Up
 WIBW Round-Up
 1945 — 1955


 Jamboree Magazine
 Western Song Club
 1948 — 1949


 WLS Stand-By
 Prairie Famer Publishing Co.
 1935 — 1938


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