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Folksinger Michael Johnathon’s WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour

January 4th 2009 in Americana, Bluegrass, Country Music, Radio, alt.country

I’ve just ran across the web site for “folksinger Michael Johnathon’s WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour” which bills itself as a “multi-media celebration of grassroots, Americana music” and “airs on 491 radio stations worldwide, XM Satellite Radio, online and on public television stations across the nation.” Cool! That said the site does offer some great audio archives featuring the likes of artists loke Chris Knight, The Grascals, The Del McCoury Band, James McMurtry, Justin Townes Earle, Kathy Mattea, Cadillac Sky, BR549 and Elizabeth Cook. Great stuff!

Steel Guitar Hall of Famer Walter Haynes Dies

From the Tennessean : Steel Guitar Hall of Famer Walter Haynes died Thursday in Tyler, Texas at the age of 80. Haynes was known for working with Jimmy Dickens, Del Reeves, The Everly Brothers and Jeanne Pruett and for producing Pruett’s “Satin Sheets” and Cal Smith’s “Country Bumpkin,” and other production work with artists including Reeves, Marty Robbins and Bill Monroe.

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George Jones to Open Museum

CMT.com reports that country music legend, Country Music Hall of Fame member and Medal of Arts and Kennedy Center Honoree has a museum in the works to display memorabilia- stage clothes, instruments, photos, fan created objects – he’s collected over his 50-plus year career. In addition to the items he keeps in his basement, his wife checks eBay for other memorabilia. He told CMT:

“We have a bit of a museum down in our basement right now, with all kinds of [...]

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