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I Love Classic Country Radio is proud to announce a new addition to our weekend programming lineup. The Country Oldies Show is a two hour show hosted by Steve Warren. Steve features all the great country classics from the 50's to 80's. This show is aired on several internet and broadcast stations throughout the world and I Love Classic Country.com is proud to be one of those stations.

This month, I Love Classic Country.com is saluting Buck Owens as November artist of the month. Tune in to I Love Classic Country Radio to hear a Buck Owens classic at the top of every hour.

This month, ILCC is saluting Johnny Cash as our "Artist of the Month". Listen for a Johnny Cash hit at the top of every hour on our online radio station! Also, find some great deals on Johnny Cash merchandise in our General Store!

Dolly Parton was recently interviewed by Orlando Sentinel reporter Jim Abbott regarding her country roots, upbringing and what the future holds for her. The complete unabriged interview can be found here.

Jerry Reed, guitarist and performer of such hits as "Amos Moses", "When You're Hot, You're Hot", "East Bound and Down" and starring in such movies as "Smokey and the Bandit", passed away on September 1, 2008 from complications from emphysema. He was 71.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. | Buddy Harman, one of Nashville’s most-recorded drummers, has died. He was 79 years old.

Harman died Thursday, said Brian Davidson, a director at Woodlawn-Roesch-Patton Funeral Home. He reportedly suffered from congestive heart failure.

The all-new addition to the Opry’s schedule will shine a spotlight on the classic country songs that have defined country music for generations of fans. Opry Country Classics will share country music’s colorful story through a live performance featuring country favorites performed by legends of the genre as well as talented new artists, a rousing live band, square dancing, and more. Like current Opry broadcasts, the show will be heard on 650 WSM-AM.

“We are pleased to introduce this new show that celebrates country music’s incredible legacy by showcasing its most familiar and beloved songs performed by the legends that made them famous as well as rising stars,” said Steve Buchanan, president of the Grand Ole Opry Group. “The programming in Opry Country Classics is a perfect complement to our Grand Ole Opry performances featuring the new stars, superstars and legends of country music.”

Opry member Marty Stuart said, “I was raised in Mississippi, where we were immersed in the blues, rock n’ roll, and jazz, but it was the country music I heard that touched my heart. The sounds beaming from that 650 WSM signal seemed to beckon me to Nashville. I’m looking forward to performing some of those same great timeless songs for country fans on Thursdays next year. Let ‘er go, boys!”

To be honest with you, I had to do a double take on this one when I read it. According to CountryHound.com, former Cash producer Rick Ruben is working on an album of old Johnny Cash tunes remixed to the sounds of rap artist Snoop Dog. And he has the blessing of the Johnny and June Cash estate and Cash's son, John Jr. The album is due out in October.

I have no idea what the Cash estate and Ruben are thinking on this one, but it should be interesting. I'll have more on this as details come in.

The link to the complete story is http://www.countryhound.com/Articles/2077/Rubin-Remixes-Cash-with-Snoop....

In 1978, Willie Nelson approached the executives at Columbia records with an idea to record an album full of pop standards by artists such as Hoggie Carmichael, George Gershwin and Duke Ellington. At first the executives frowned upon the idea. Let's face it, Willie was just riding off the success of his previous album Red Headed Stranger, a multi-platinum success. This album would be a complete turnaround from his previous success, not to mention a huge risk for Columbia. Well, the risk paid off. Stardust went on to be one of Columbia's best selling albums of all time and put Willie at the top of the charts.