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Ten Questions with Bluegrass and Country Music great Ronnie Reno

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Ronnie Reno has delighted Bluegrass and Country Music fans as a performer, songwriter and television host for six decades.

In addition to recording and touring with his own band, he also performed alongside some of the biggest names in the music world – the Louvin Brothers, Merle Haggard, The Osborne Brothers, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Johnny Paycheck…the list just goes on and on.

If you’re a fan of traditional American music, it’s a good bet that Ronnie played a major role in shaping your musical experience.

I recently had the opportunity to speak with Ronnie about his life and long career performing in not one, but two genres of American music.

Here are ten questions and answers with Ronnie Reno…

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Meet Curbside Larry, a Texas librarian who obviously watched one-too-many car commercials

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John Schaffer (AKA Curbside Larry)

Don’t you just love it when one of those car commercials pops up on your TV screen?

You know the ones I’m thinking about…

A car guy walks you around his lot, excitedly screaming about all the awesome deals you can get, but only if you shop at his dealership!

Nah, I don’t really care for those over-the-top kinds of ads either.

But here’s a knock-off of those irritating car commercials that’ll probably put a smile on your face.

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John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died on the same day – exactly 50 years after the Declaration of Independence was adopted.

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If you’re a student of American History you’re well aware of how Presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson helped create our wonderful nation and set it on the path to freedom.

After helping form the new country known as the United States of America, Adams and Jefferson both went on to serve as its president.

The influences these great men had on American life and traditions are still evident today.

Both Adams and Jefferson lived long and consequential lives, but the date of their deaths is quite intriguing in its own right…

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Ten Questions with Jana Jae: Hee-Haw’s “Girl with the magic blue fiddle”

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Jana Jae – “The girl with the magic blue fiddle”

Do you happen to enjoy classic country music?

If so, you’re surely familiar with Jana Jae, the award-winning musician whose superb mastery of the fiddle prompted country music icon Buck Owens to invite her to join his band as the very first female Buckaroo.

Jana performed with Buck and many other top-tier singers and musicians over the years, most notably as a member of the cast of the ultra-popular Country music variety show Hee-Haw.

Never one to sit idle while the world passes her by, Jana is still hard at work playing her iconic blue fiddle in concerts both here in the U.S. and all around the world.

And when time permits she also loves teaching and mentoring aspiring musicians of all ages.

I recently had the opportunity to talk with Jana about her long and successful career and her abounding love of music.

Here are ten questions and answers with Jana Jae…

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