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Posted by Bob Robyn on June 12, 2008, 2:22 pm, in reply to "Re: Jim's Surviving Contemporaries"
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Did not realize Charlie Louvin was still around. It must be almost 50 years since Ira died.
Does George Hamilton IV still perform? Does he still live down in North Carolina?
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: Names off the top of my head include Hank
: Locklin, Jim Ed Brown, Bobby Bare, George
: Hamilton IV, Willie Nelson, Loretta Lynn,
: Charlie Louvin, Sonny James(retired). If I
: think about it awhile I can probably come up
: with others.
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: --Previous Message--
: With all the losses there have been lately
: of
: people who who performed in Jim's era, I
: thought it would be good to pull together
: the names of some of the ones who are still
: with us, particularly the ones who are still
: performing.
: First comes to mind is Ray Price. Heard him
: about 5 or 6 years ago and I was blown away
: by how good he still was.
: Bill Anderson wrote Jim's "I've Enjoyed
: as Much of This as I Can Stand". He is
: also still performing.
:
: Others:
: Little Jimmy Dickens
: Kitty Wells (retired)
:
: I am sure there are more and those of you
: who regularly hear the Opry may be able to
: add to the list.
:
: Bob
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