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Sunday Apr 28 | Green Bay Press-Gazette

Tom Herzing commentary: Country and Western music evolution changes genre

A buddy threw me for a loop the other day by asking, "do you like Country and Western music?" Way back when, the answer would have been easy: no.

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Fri Apr 19, 2013

Evansville Courier & Press

'If You Wanna Be Happy' traveled long road to No. 1

DEAR JERRY: After 50 years of hearing "If You Wanna Be Happy" played on radio and TV, I just this week heard a DJ say that song first came out in the 1940s.

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Related Topix: Western, Sons of the Pioneers, Roy Rogers, Country

Sun Apr 14, 2013

LA Daily News

San Fernando Valley celebrates equestrian history with Day of the Horse

The San Fernando Valley's equestrian heritage was celebrated on Sunday where hundreds of people gathered to visit with, and appreciate some of the world's finest, and even rarest horse breeds.

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Related Topix: Country, Lone Ranger, Entertainment, Television, Health

Tue Apr 09, 2013

NOLA.com

Nostalgic 'Howdy, Kids' -- a collection of vintage TV Westerns -- tops today's new DVD releases

'Howdy, Kids!! A Saturday Afternoon Western Roundup' is a three-DVD collection of such vintage TV shows as 'The Lone Ranger,' 'The Roy Rogers Show' and 'Red Ryder.' Nostalgia is the name of the game this week, as the two most noteworthy DVDs both boast a touch of history.

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Sat Mar 30, 2013

Murfreesboro Post

Goodwin helps 'History Detectives' solve Western riddle

Murfreesboro's Fred Goodwin saddles up with PBS's "History Detectives" to help decipher the meaning of a message penned on the sheet music to one of the most famous cowboy tunes of all time.

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