Afterword
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March 17, 2011
Obituaries
Ferlin Husky dies at 85; singer helped open doors for California strain of country music
March 18, 2011
The entertainer who came out of Bakersfield charted more than 50 country hits from the 1950s to the 1970s. He created the template for the Nashville Sound, according to one music historian.
Music
May 22, 2018
This Oklahoma native was only 19 in 1953 when she recorded “A Dear John Letter” at the Capitol studios in Hollywood.
Jan. 26, 1996
Travel & Experiences
Tommy Collins, 69, country music songwriter whose work was turned into hits by Merle Haggard, George Strait and Ferlin Husky.
March 16, 2000
Archives
“L.A.’s Own Compost Used Here,” brags a sign in a flower garden at City Hall.
May 21, 1999
Hal Ketchum doesn’t come to Nashville by the usual country roads.
Oct. 7, 1992
As long as human beings have engaged in conflict, there have likely been songs to document them.
May 30, 2018
The residents pronounce it Neh-yush-ville and they proudly call it Music City, U.S.A. . . . which was, I was told, a rat fur piece (a right far piece) from California.
Sept. 28, 1986