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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 2003

Page

5

Hank Williams Sr Remembered On Opry Fifty Years

Nashville AP recalls Hank Williams Sr as a Grand Ole Opry regular whose stage debut in 1949 sparked six encores. The article notes his influential songs, erratic later years, death in 1953, and Opry plans to honor him with performances by his family at the Ryman Auditorium televised on Country Music Television. Williams Jr. emphasizes his father’s dream to join the Opry.

Nashville, Tenn Hank Williams Grand Ole Opry Williams Opry The Hank Charles Wolfe Ryman Auditorium Jett Williams Country Music Television Jimmy Dickens Wolfe Dickens Shreveport Eddie Stubbs WSM Radio Nashville Hank Williams Jr the Opry

Album sales drop again in 2002 as downloads cited

US album sales fell 10.7 percent in 2002 from 763 million to 681 million, marking the second straight annual decline. Hilary Rosen of the RIAA blamed illegal Internet downloading and weaker economy, noting country and jazz saw gains while the Eminem Show topped sales at 7.6 million.

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