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 | | From their humble hillbilly home in southwest Virginia, A.P, his wife Sara, and sister-in-law Maybelle are considered the First Family of Country Music for having inspired almost all future artists in the genre. |
 | | Their sparse arrangements consisting of vocal harmonies, guitar and autoharp are hauntingly beautiful, unfettered by all the pretentiousness that would eventually take over the music industry. |
 | | George Clooney is emerging as a major force in Hollywood, gracefully keeping one foot in studio system blockbusters, the other in art house films, and this, his sophomore directorial effort, is a stunning snapshot of the infamous Edward R. Murrow vs. Senator Joseph McCarthy showdown of 1953-54. |
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