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Elmer Alley, creator of Fan Fair, Opryland, dies at 87
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 – Elmer Alley, 87, a creator of Fan Fair and Opryland, died Monday. Alley also had a career in radio, television, the record industry and cable television. Accomplishments spanning over 40 years included recording audio engineer (Hank Williams, Beryl Ives and others), songwriter, comic on the Waking Crew on radio, program director for WSM TV, producer/director of syndicated country music shows, puppeteer, a voice on radio and television commercials, co-creator of Opryland, creator of Fan Fair, launched the Nashville Network and executive producer/writer for Hee Haw for two years. He served in the Army Air Corp during World War II as a communications specialist in India.
Editorial: A fine night for Taylor Swift –
Taylor Swift's showing at the Country Music Association awards Wednesday night was no surprise. In some respects, it was invigorating to see someone who was not male and not around umpteen years like some of her male counterparts take home the biggest prize of the night, entertainer of the year. »»»
Concert Review: Radney Foster sparks a revival –
Radney Foster told fans that he came home from the University of the South one weekend early in his college career and told his parents in the wee hours of the morning that he wanted to quit college and head to Nashville to pursue a music career. His parents agreed...fortunately.
Three decades later, that resulted in Foster playing songs on this... »»»
Concert Review: Neko Case overcomes obstacles –
The opening of Neko Case's show was unusual to say the least. "I'm angry right now," said the red head. "We just had a big fight with the promoter. We're going to sing weird, but we're actually very happy to be here."
Making quite clear that she was not a happy camper, Case still channeled her musical energies... »»»
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