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East Texas DJ to be inducted into Texas Country Music Hall of Fame
KILGORE, Texas (KLTV) - East Texas radio personality Diane Day will be inducted into the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame on Saturday in Kilgore. Day, 62, has worked in East Texas radio broadcasting since 1985. She has spent the majority of her four-decade career at KYKX 105.7 and sister country station KKUS The Ranch.
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Tempest : More than a roadside atraction
GLADEWATER, Texas — The Tempest Golf Club is nearly 400 miles from New Orleans, but it owes its name to Katrina, the ferocious storm that laid waste to one of America’s great cities. The 18-hole, 7,229-yard, par-72 course, which has steadily garnered accolades since opening under its current...
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Born 93 Years Ago Today in Louisiana, the Self-Taught Pianist Who Helped Create the Nashville Sound and Played on Elvis Presley’s Breakthrough Hit
On this day (October 27) in 1933, piano player Floyd Cramer was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. His unique “slip-note” playing style enhanced hundreds of musical hallmarks including Elvis Presley’s breakthrough 1956 hit “Heartbreak Hotel”. In addition to accompanying stars such as Patsy Cline, Jim Reeves, Eddy Arnold, and Roy Orbison, Cramer also began releasing records under his own name in the early 1950s. Perhaps his best-known composition, “Last Date”, sold more than a million copies and reached number two on the U.S. pop chart.
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Country Piano Legend Behind Elvis Presley’s Hits, Known for His Signature ‘Slip Note’ Style, Would Have Turned 93
Nearly three decades after his death, Cramer remains a reminder that some of the most influential musicians weren't standing in the spotlight—they were behind a piano, quietly helping create the sound of a generation.
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This Louisiana Used Bookstore Is Packed With Books, Vinyl Records And Hidden Treasures
Wall-to-wall books, a partial upstairs, and shelves of vinyl records all sit under one roof in Louisiana. That’s a lot of browsing material for a store that looks so low-key from the road. The place also buys books from customers. Bring a stack, and you might leave with something...