She performed old-time mountain music at the Silver Dollar City theme park in Branson, Mo., for more than 50 years and appeared on “The Beverly Hillbillies.”
Category: Country Music
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Violet Hensley Dies at 109; Ozarks Fiddler Made Opry Debut at 99
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How Shania Twain Won Over Gen Z
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Billy Strings Escaped the Darkness. He’s Playing to Not Go Back.
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Kacey Musgraves Just Wants to Find the Perfect Dirty Martini
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Ella Langley? Drake? Stella Lefty? A Song of the Summer Debate.
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Ella Langley? Drake? Stella Lefty? A Song of the Summer Debate.
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J. Cole, Bruce Springsteen: 8 Songs We’re Talking About This Week
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At a Grammys Light on Drama, All Eyes Will Be on Bad Bunny
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Candi Staton Is a Survivor. At 85, She’s Also a Grammy Nominee.
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Jim McBride Dies at 78; Brought Honky-Tonk Back to Country Music
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The Musicians We Lost in 2025
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