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	Texas Country Music Hall of Fame - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Texas Country Music Hall of Fame, located in Carthage, Texas in Panola County, honors those who have made outstanding contributions to country music and were born in the state of Texas.
		In the center of the exhibit area, a replica of a 1930's theater marquee reminds visitors of the role of country music in film.
		Ritter, who was born in Panola County, was one of the first singers inducted into the hall when it was established in 1998.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Texas_Country_Music_Hall_of_Fame (177 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Texas Country Music Hall of Fame (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Hall of Fame inductees this year are Jimmy Dean, Johnny Gimble, Roger Miller and Glenn Sutton.
		She was also an inaugural inductee into the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame in 1998 and was the first woman inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.
		When she was honored by Texas Folklife at Austin’s Paramount Theatre on Feb. 22, 2004, several famed Texas artists sang her songs, causing her to dance in the aisles.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Texas-Country-Music-Hall-of-Fame (291 words)

	NEW JIM REEVES EXHIBIT AT CARTHAGE
		The Texas Country Music Hall of Fame, which includes an array of exhibits on various country music artists native to the state, is housed in a handsome new building and features state of the art, professionally created displays.
		The portrayal would be a history lesson on the evolution of recorded music, from 78 rpm records and everything up to the modern era, which Jim's voice was on.
		Tommie Ritter Smith, president of the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame, is pictured with James Newberry as he cut the ribbon at the new Jim Reeves exhibit at the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame in Carthage, Tex. On the right is Priscilla Felton Newberry.
	www.jim-reeves.com /Carthage1.html (621 words)

	Luck Post Office: Eighth Annual Texas Country Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Show
		Country music fans will be in for a treat at the eighth annual Texas Country Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Show at 7 p.m.
		Hall of Fame inductees this year are Jimmy Dean, Johnny Gimble, Roger Miller and Glenn Sutton.
		Miller was born in Fort Worth, but was raised in the small town of Erick, Okla. Initially, he was attracted to music by hearing country music played on the the radio as well as by his brother-in-law, Sheb Wooley.
	www.willienelson.com /cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=001247 (934 words)

	Texas Folk Masters Series
		Texas songwriter Cindy Walker, honored by Texas Folklife with the 2004 “Ultimate Cindy Walker Tribute,” died March 23 in Mexia, Texas.
		She was also an inaugural inductee into the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame in 1998 and was the first woman inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.
		When she was honored by Texas Folklife at Austin’s Paramount Theatre on Feb. 22, 2004, several famed Texas artists sang her songs, causing her to dance in the aisles.
	www.texasfolklife.org /events/folkmasters_cindywalker.htm (225 words)

	Kristoffer Kristofferson Albums and KristofferKristofferson Pictures & music
		Become the first artist to participate concurrently in the south by southwest music and film festivals as well as the texas hall of fame induction ceremony.
		Be inducted into the country music hall of fame in october.
		Be inducted into the country music hall of fame on november, 9th during the 38th annual country.
	www.1888music.com /kristoffer-kristofferson-3145.html (691 words)

	Carthage opens doors to new Texas Country Music Hall of Fame
		She said the town has always been a source for country music talent, starting with her cousin in the 1930s and later with Reeves' "Mexican Joe" making it to No. 1 on the country charts.
		Smith's interest in starting a Texas hall was sparked last summer during a trip to the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville.
		"We met so many people in the country music field that were friends of Tex Ritter that we wanted to honor, and we realized that there were so many of them from Texas," she said.
	texnews.com /1998/texas/hall0822.html (727 words)

	See East Texas! - Texas Country Music Hall of Fame
		In the center of the room is a large, dramatic star-shaped kiosk housing panels that depict a wide variety of topics including, the history of Carthage, a history of the museum, a short history of the guitar, and even a short history of the singing cowboy.
		The Texas Country Music Hall of Fame hosts a variety of events and functions in Panola County, home of several country music legends.
		It highlights each of the inductees and is a place where visitors of all ages may come and experience the accomplishments, achievements, and careers of some of Texas' greatest sons and daughters of country music.
	www.easttexasguide.com /2005/pages/00/06/60.html (1017 words)

	ERNEST TUBB \| Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum \| Nashville, Tennessee
		Honky-tonk singer-songwriter, movie actor, record retailer, a longtime Grand Ole Opry star, and member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, Ernest Dale Tubb was among the most influential and important country performers in history.
		Youngest of five children in a sharecropper’s family, Ernest Tubb was born on a cotton farm near Crisp, Texas (thirty-five miles southeast of Dallas) and spent his youth farming in different parts of the state.
		Tubb then was considered one of country music’s major stars, regularly appearing on popularity charts with recordings such as “Soldier’s Last Letter” (1944), “Tomorrow Never Comes” (1945), “It’s Been So Long Darling” (1945), “Rainbow at Midnight” (1946), and “Filipino Baby” (1946).
	www.countrymusichalloffame.com /site/inductees.aspx?cid=192 (1050 words)

	Texas Country Music Hall of Fame - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Texas Country Music Hall of Fame, located in Carthage, Texas in Panola County, honors those who have made outstanding contributions to country music and were born in the state of Texas.
		In the center of the exhibit area, a replica of a 1930s theater marquee reminds visitors of the role of country music in film.
		Ritter, who was born in Panola County, was one of the first singers inducted into the hall when it was established in 1998.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Texas_Country_Music_Hall_of_Fame (207 words)

	Heart of Texas Country Music Association - Bringing Traditional Country Music to You!
		The evidence of his influence on the legends of Country Music was cemented with the award winning album "Floyd Tillman-The Influence" on Heart of Texas Records.
		The Blackland Farmer Frankie Miller was born in Victoria, Texas.
		Country Music Hall of Famer Hank Thompson's career is one of the longest and most prolific of any Country Music Entertainer.
	www.hillbillyhits.com /lifetimeaa.html (1025 words)

	CINDY WALKER \| Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum \| Nashville, Tennessee
		Perhaps the finest female composer in country music history, Cindy Walker became a charter member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970 and was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1997.
		Renowned for her ability to tailor songs for diverse stylists, she has had Top Ten hits during each of the five decades spanning the 1940s through the 1980s.
		In 1954 Walker returned to Texas and thereafter divided her time between the town of Mexia and Nashville.
	www.countrymusichalloffame.com /site/inductees.aspx?cid=196 (406 words)

	The Austin Chronicle Columns: Day Trips
		The musical landscape is as diverse as the geography.
		No music history tour would be complete without a trip to the deep Pineywoods of East Texas to visit the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame and Tex Ritter Museum in Carthage.
		Texas Country Music Hall of Fame and Tex Ritter Museum
	www.austinchronicle.com /gyrobase/Issue/column?oid=oid:346219 (857 words)

	TEXAS: Landmarks and Legacies - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Museum highlights the contributions of Texas museums to the musical heritage of the United States and the rest of the World.
		The mission of the Buddy Holly Center is to motivate public interest in contemporary visual arts and in the music and music history of Texas and West Texas.
		The Hall of Fame in Nashville is home to countless artists, authors and others who have helped to make Country Music such a great part of American life.
	howdyyall.com /Texas/Search/LinkSubtopic.cfm?LinkSubtopic=Music (320 words)

	Music of Texas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		By the 1970s, Texas blues had lost its popularity, but was revived by the blues rock stylings of the Fabulous Thunderbirds, who set the stage for the 80s revival led by Stevie Ray Vaughan.
		The East Texas Musical Convention was organized in 1855, and is the oldest Sacred Harp convention in Texas, and the second oldest the United States.
		Known primarily for tejano music and heavy metal, San Antonio is known for Fearless Iraninas From Hell, Boxcar Satan and the Butthole Surfers, a hardcore band that broke into the mainstream in the mid-1990s.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Music_of_Texas (1825 words)

	Country Music Hall Of Fame
		Born in Panola County, Texas, Tex Ritter was an alumnus of the University of Texas.
		In true country music tradition, her sincere vocal stylings convey the real feeling of the songs, be they happy or sad.
		His pioneer use of the term “country music” and registered trademark “Town and Country” were instrumental in bringing country music “uptown.” He served as founding president of the Country Music Association and President of the Country Music Foundation.
	www.cobbusa.com /cmhfame.htm (4460 words)

	TEXAS MUSICIANS MUSEUM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The TMM is thrilled to announce that one of Texas' finest musicians and songwriters has graciously agreed to serve on its advisory board.
		The Texas Music Experience Roadshow is closed for the winter months, but will be starting a new season in the Spring of 2007.
		The Texas Musicians Museum is a member of the Texas Music History Alliance.
	www.texasmusiciansmuseum.com (617 words)

	XM to Join Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum Grand Opening
		XM Satellite Radio will join the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's Grand Opening on May 17, kicking off a partnership under which XM will broadcast a live daily five-hour show from its state-of-the-art digital studio in the Hall of Fame's new Nashville museum.
		For country music fans the world over, a trip to Nashville and the Country Music Hall of Fame is essentially a pilgrimage.
		Mack is a member of the Country Music Disc Jockey Hall of Fame, the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame, and the Texas Country Music Disc Jockey Hall of Fame.
	www.carsound.com /news/archives/5_16_101_1.shtml (737 words)

	Singing Cowboys--and Cowgirls--Get a New Home in Carthage
		This same appreciation can be credited with establishing the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame Museum in Carthage, smack dab in the center of Panola County.
		This museum pays homage to Texas' native sons and daughters who have become country music legends while keeping their Texas roots intact.
		As president of the Panola County Chamber of Commerce, Smith was searching for a way to promote tourism in her home county when she came up with the idea of establishing a museum commemorating the accomplishments of her famous cousin, the late Tex Ritter.
	www.texas-ec.org /publications/texascooppower/archive/702cowboy.aspx (1011 words)

	Van Zandt County Line -
		Yet these two Texas country music legends arrived at a lofty goal in Carthage, Texas, on August 19 when they were installed as honorees at the 2006 Texas Country Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony along with Larry’s brothers Steve and Rudy who make up the Gatlin Brothers band.
		As the brothers began to win talent shows in their pre-adolescent years, appearing on local radio and television shows throughout West Texas, it was evident that a career in music, possibly stardom, was inevitable.
		The breakthrough musical experience that set the stage for what would become “The Outlaw Movement of the 1970’s” was Waylon Jennings's album “Honky Tonk Heroes.” All of the songs on that album, with the exception of one, were written by Billy Joe Shaver.
	www.vzcountyline.com /MsclArticles/LPShaverGatlin1006.htm (1190 words)

	Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys - Picture and Sound Clip - MSN Encarta
		In the early 1930s several musicians from the southwestern United States began expanding local dance bands, which consisted mainly of stringed instruments, to include both horn and rhythm sections.
		Large ensembles developed and combined the Northern sound of big-band jazz with the Southern repertoire of country music, creating a genre known as Western swing.
		"Little Star of Heaven" by Charles Mitchell and Miriam Warner, published by Peer Music, performed by Bob Wills, Vocal by Luke Wills, from Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys: Country Music Hall of Fame (Cat.# MCA Special Markets MCAD-10547)©and(p)1992 MCA Records Inc. Courtesy of Mercury Nashville Records, under license from Universal Music Enterprises.
	encarta.msn.com /media_701506628/Bob_Wills_and_His_Texas_Playboys.html (157 words)

	The Ranch - KKUS 104.1FM
		He is a member of the Disc Jockey Hall of Fame, and the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame.
		He overlapped from 1967 to 1978 as co-owner with Mary Reeves and general manager of WMTS AM and FM in Murfreesboro, TN, the first station to broadcast from the famed Music Row in Nashville, winning the CMA “Station of the Year” in 1966 and a special award in 1970.
		He’s served as vice president of the East Texas Broadcasting Association; was a member of the first Country Music Disc Jockey Association board of directors; was named WSM’s “Mr.
	www.theranch1041.com /staff.asp?id=59 (430 words)

	Corpus Christi Caller-Times / Tuneful Texas history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		She said the town has always been a source for country music talent, starting with her cousin in the 1930s.
		Smith's interest in starting the hall of fame was sparked last summer during a trip to the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville.
		``We met so many people in the country music field that were friends of Tex Ritter that we wanted to honor, and we realized that there were so many of them from Texas,'' she said.
	www.caller2.com /texas98/texas20497.html (274 words)

	Country Museum inductees announced, Panola Co. TX
		Some of Country Music's finest will once again be honored in Carthage for the third annual Texas Country Music Hall of Fame Awards Show in August.
		In anticipation of the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame’s new home, museum organizers are offering opportunities for Panola County residents to have their support of the project set in stone.
		Tommie Smith brought to mind the museum’s purpose "The Texas Country Music Hall of Fame was initiated to celebrate the contributions of Texans to the Country Music profession.
	www.ladytexian.com /txpanola/history/cmm2000.htm (609 words)

	Texas Governor Rick Perry - Texas Music Office
		The Texas Music Office serves as the information clearinghouse and promotion office for the Texas music industry.
		Austin Chronicle Music Poll Hall of Fame (99)
		TX Commission on the Arts TX Music Project Grants
	www.governor.state.tx.us /divisions/music (229 words)

	2001 Texas Country Music Hall of Fame,Panola Co Gloria B. Mayfield, CC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The three newest inductees to the Fourth Annual Texas Memories, Country Music Hall of Fame Number, have been announced to Panola County.
		Ray Price, Billy Walker, and Stuart Hamblen will be honored in Panola County at the Country Music Hall of Fame weekend that will be held the weekend of August 17th.
		Other swards won by the Texas native are the Nashville Songwriter Hall of Fame in 1970 and the American Country Music association's Pioneer Award.
	www.ladytexian.com /TXPanola/history/cmm2001.htm (467 words)

	TEXAS HALL OF FAME GRAND OPENING WEEKEND
		Over two days the small East Texas town of Carthage staged an event packed itinerary which culminated in the induction of six natives into the new Texas Country Music Hall of Fame.
		The main function of the evening was to induct six natives into the new Texas Hall of Fame.
		Tribute was paid to Tommy Ritter Smith, the organizer of the weekend, who had battered on bravely despite a near fatal car accident and the loss of her mother.
	jimreevesfanclub.com /tcmof.htm (676 words)

	Country Music Hall of Fame 1952
		Despite his troubles, Hank was well loved by the country music fraternity.
		She was named the Queen Of Country Music by Fred Rose and still holds her title with great dignity.
		The Nashville Label subsidiary was started in 1964 and recorded country and western music, the artists were interchangeable between the two labels.
	www.takecountryback.com /years/1952.htm (1115 words)

	Traci Lamar (Hancock) - Biography
		Although her family had played music all her life, it wasn't until the move from Lubbock that she began to play with The Supernatural Family Band, a full blown family band including her father, her mother, sisters (Conni and Holli), brothers (Joaquin and Louie), and a revolving cast of characters.
		As an Invited Performer to the Jimmie Rogers Jubilee, Traci received an award from the Texas Music Heritage Foundation, recognizing her talents and contribution to Texas Music.
		The Supernatural Family Band was inducted into the Country Music Association of Texas Hall of Fame 2002.
	www.texanadames.com /traci/bio.htm (344 words)

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