Diane’s Country Music Newsletter – 21 December 2016

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NEWS  Gordie Tapp (1922-2016) CBC-Radio Canada reports the death of Canadian radio and television entertainer and former CBC broadcaster Gordie Tapp, 94. The Hee Haw country bumpkin Cousin Clem died December 18 in hospital, surrounded by family and friends. Born in 1922 in London, Ontario, Gordie hosted the CBC variety show Country Hoedown for 13 […]

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Diane’s Country Music Newsletter – 7 December 2016

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REMEMBERING FARON AND MARTY It’s been 34 years since a heart attack took Marty Robbins on December 8, 1982. Twenty years ago we heard the shocking news that Faron Young had shot himself; he died December 10, 1996. We miss them both, remember them fondly, and never tire of listening to their music. NEWS  Mark […]

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