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Canberra Country Music Festival 2012 Set For 16-18 November 2012

With the passing of another year the Canberra Country Music Festival is now focused on planning for CCMF12 scheduled for 16-18 November 2012. Claim the date by marking it on your calendar and prepare to get in early for our Earlybird Discount Festival Passes as well as camping reservations.

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COUNTRY MUSIC HILLBILLY HEAVEN

Courtesy of Jack Paten "Country Music Historian

Updated July 2011

Elvis Presley Born: January 8, 1935 Died: August 16, 1977 He's the only 'Rock' entertainer to have been iducted into the Country Music Hall of fame, Although he wasn't a country singer, he did release Country albums	Furlin Husky Born: December 3, 1925 Died: March 17, 2011	Vern Gosdin Born: August 5, 1934 Died: April 28, 2009	Bobby Helms Born:August 15, 1933 Died: June 19, 1997
Johnny Cash Born. February 26, 1932 Died. September 12, 2003	June Carter 'Cash' *Born. June* 23, 1929 Died. May 15, 2003**	Faron Young Born:. February 25th 1932 - Louisiana Died. December 10th 1996	Joan Ridgeway Born. January 3, 1932 - Rockhampton Qld Died. October 12, 2008
Charlie Rich Born. December 14, 1932 Died. July 25, 1995	Thomas Hoyt ‘Slim’ Bryant Born: December 7, 1908 – Georgia Died: May 28, 2010	Monte Hale Born: June 8, 1919 Died: March 29, 2009	Ernest Tubb Born. February 9, 1914 Died. September 6, 1984
Jimmy Ray Dean Born: August 10, 1928 – Plain View Texas Died at age 81 June 13, 2010	Ruby R. Blevins Stage name "Patsy Montana" Born: October 30^th 1908 Died on May 3^rd 1996	Hank Williams Was born Hiram King Williams on September 17, 1923.Died: January 1, 1953,	PATSY CLINE Birth Name: Virginia Patterson Hensley Born: September 8, 1932 Died in a plane crash in March of 1963
Carl Smith Born: March 15, 1927 – Tennessee Died: January 16, 2010	Billy Wallace Born: March 26, 1917 – Alabama Died: June 3, 1978	Hankshaw Hawkins Born: December 22, 1923Died: March 5, 1963	Randy Hughes Born: September. 11, 1928 Died: March 5, 1963
Buddy Williams: Born: Sep 1918 Died: Dec 12 1986	Gordon Parsons Born: Dec 24.1926 Died: August 17.1990	Dick Parry Born:Jan 1 1923 Died: 2.1980	Lenore Miller--Somerset Born February 17.1931 Died October 17.2006
Chris LeDoux USA Born October 2 1948 Died:March 9th 2005	Hoyt Axton Born:March 25 1938. Died:October 26 1999	Roy Acuff Born: Sept 15 1903 Died: Nov 23 1992	Waylon Jennings b. June 15, 1937 d. February 13, 2002
Jimmie Davis Born: 11th Sept 1899. Louisiana, USA Died: 5th Nov 2000 Louisiana	John Carson Born: 23rd Mar 1868 Georgia,USA Died.11th Dec 1949 USA	Molly Bee Born: August 18, 1935 Died: February 7, 2005	Porter Wagoner b: August 12 1927 d: October28.2007 USA
Shirley Thoms Born: January 12.1925 Died: July 1.1999	Tex Banes Born: February 15 1917 Died: March 19.2005	Shorty Ranger Born; Oct 1925 Died: June 22.2007	Ernest V Stoneman Born: May 25.1983 Died: June 14.1968
Tex Morton Born: 30 August 1916 Died:23.July 1983	Vernon Dalhart b. April 6, 1883 d. September 14, 1948	Delmore Brothers Alton Delomore b. December 25, 1908 d. June 8, 1964 Rabon Delmore b. December 3, 1916 d.December 4, 1952	Dave Dudley b.May 3, 1928 d.December 22, 2003
Skeeter Davis b.December 30, 1931 d.September 19, 2004	Rex Allen b. December 31, 1920 d. December 17, 1999	David "Stringbean" Akeman b: June 17, 1916 d.November 10, 1973	Ernie Ashworth Born:15th Dec 1928 - USA Died: 2nd Mar 2009
Albert Brumley b. October 29, 1905 d. November 15, 1977	Archie Campbell b. November 7, 1914 d November 10 1973	Henson Cargill b. February 5, 1941 d. March 24, 2007	Roy Drusky b.June 22, 1930 d.September 23, 2004
Cowboy Copas b.July 15, 1913 d.March 5, 1963	"Big Al" Downing b.January 9, 1940 d.July 4, 2005	Bob Willis b.06.03.1905 d.03.05.1975	Tex Williams b.23.08.1917 d.11.10.1985
Dale Evans b.31.10.1912 d.7.02.2001	Merle Travis b.20.11.1917 d.20.10.1983	Floyd Tillman b.08.12.1914 d.03.05.1975	Rita Schneider b.24.01.1928 d.31.03.2009
Smokey Dawson b.19.03.1915 d.13.02.2008 Flash his horse died at the age of 35 years 22.05.1982	Reg Linsay b.1929 d.05.08.2008 NSW	Burl Ives b.14.06.1909 d.14.04.1995	Conway Twitty b.01.09.1933 d.05.06.1993
Athol Mc Coy b.1925 d.1996	Doye O'Dell b.November 22.1912 d.3.January.2001	Sara Carter b.July 21.1898 d.January 8.1979	Smiley Billy Blinkhorne died 1977
NOEL ‘POLEY’ EVERETT born on June 16^th 1933. died 1999	June Holm b: June 14th 1925 New Years Eve 1966	Stan Coster b: May 27, 1930, in Casino, NSW d:March 25, 1997, at Manilla, NSW (near Tamworth).	Grandpa Jones b: October 20^th 1913 d.February 19, 1998, aged 84
The Hawking Brothers Russel b: July 1^st 1931 d: November 2, 1976. Alan b:July 7^th 1933 d:1988	Hank Locklan b:February 15, 1918, Florida d:March 8 2009 aged 91	Tex Ritter b:January 12, 1905 – Texas d:January 2^nd 1974 – Nashville Tennessee	Minnie Pearl b: October 25^th 1912, Canterville,Tennessee d:March 4^th 1996
Dean ‘Rocky’ Page b. May 10, 1928 South Australia d. 1997	Thel Carey b. October 9^th 1929 d. October 2nd , 1998	Jerry Byrd b. March 9th 1920 - Ohio d. April 11th 2005 - Hawaii (Country lap-steel guitarist)	Buddy Bishop b. October 3^rd 1923 d. April 13^th 1995
Maisie McDaniel Born. October 28^th 1939 Ireland Died. June 28^th 2008	Jerry Reed Born: March 20th 1937, Georgia, USA Died: August 31st 2008	Col Johnstone (Australian Bush Balladeer) Born: April 25, 1928 Died: February 18, 2004	Maryann Albach (Yodeling Cowgirl) Born: April 7^th1923 Died May 17 2001
Eddie Adams Born: September 18^th 1930 – Michigan US Died: December 23^rd 2001	Cliff Japhet Born: October 20^th 1909 – New York Died: August 21^st 2007	Alberta Slim Born: February 2^nd 1920 – Wiltshire, England Died:. November 25^th 2005	Wilf Carter (also known as Montana Slim) Born: December 18^th 1904 Died: December 5^th 1996
Wilburn Brothers Teddy died: Nov 24, 2003 Doyle died: Oct 16, 1982	Del Reeves Born: July 14, 1932 Died: January 1, 2007

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Chad Morgan was added to the Country Music Gallery of Stars walkway, along with another veteran “Ted Egan’ at the Tamworth Country Music Festival this year 2012

Chad just recently released a film titled

I’M NOT DEAD YET

The film ‘I’m Not Dead Yet’ was written and directed by Janine Hosking. The title came about – because of a Queensland radio station in January 2008.

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Country music legends Keith Urban and

Beccy Cole led the winner’s tally at tonight’s 40th Jayco CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia, collecting two Golden Guitars respectively.

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2012 TOYOTA STAR MAKER FINALIST CHRISTIE LAMB RELEASES DEBUT EP

Christie Lamb recently returned from a very successful Tamworth Country Music Festival – she not only made it all the way to the Toyota Star Maker finals but she was also voted ‘Most Popular New Independent Artist 2012’ at the Meet n Greet Country Awards during the annual event

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Those Gals ‘By Request’

new album launched in Tamworth

Crowd pleasers Those Gals launched their latest album tonight at the Pub in Tamworth.

‘By request’ synonymous with its name, this album is a rare collection of the best from this trio known to have put their stamp on a couple of classics, blending vocals and finely tuned harmonies to deliver what local audiences have become to know as ‘their’ songs, Fly like a Bird, Unchained Melody, The Rose, Black Velvet, Silver Wings, Peaceful Easy Feeling and a group favourite ‘

I Only Wanna Be With You.

Canberra Country Music Festival 2012 Set For 16-18 November 2012

2012 TOYOTA STAR MAKER FINALIST CHRISTIE LAMB RELEASES DEBUT EP

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