NY Lyle K. Engel 1949., 1949. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents in very good condition. 11" x 8.5" 50pp This issue contains biographical features, with photographs, on Roy Acuff, Johnny Bond, Lulu Belle and Scotty, Carson Robison, Duke of Paducah, Whip Wilson, Randy Blake, Bob Wills, Esmereldy, and the DeZurik Sisters. Also inside is coverage of the movie "Susanna Pass" and radio shows "National Barn Dance" and "Missouri Valley Barn Dance." Includes reviews of new western, folk and hillbilly records, and special features on Gower Gulch, the National Jamboree Boosters, etc. Illustrated by text illus from photographs. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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Nashville, TN: Grand Ole Opry Tours, 1973. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. (32)pp; portraits throughout. The photo-portraits of Kitty Wells, Johnny Wright and Bobby Wright are autographed in various colors of ink. 11" x 8.5". (more information)

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NY: Country Wide Publications, 1970. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. Illus from Photographs. Entire magazine, 68pp; illus from photos, with large color photo of Bobbie Gentry on cover; small chip from top of cover. This early issue includes features on: Arlo Guthrie, Johnny Cash, Mere Haggard, Bobbie Gentry, Hank Williams, Jr., Glen Campbell, Jeannie C. Riley, Jimmy Webb, Buck Owens, Linda Ronstadt, and Jerry Lee Lewis. 11" x 8". (more information)

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Garden City Doubleday 1970., 1970. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Binding and contents in very good condition. 8.5" x 5.5" pp: x, 275 Biography of the singer-songwriter and "folk poet" who died young in 1953. Illustrated by 8pp illus from photographs. First Edition. Binding is original cloth. (more information)

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NY Billboard Books (1998)., 1998. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Book and dust jacket in fine condition. 9.5" x 6.25" pictorial dj 224pp w/index This intimate biography of Wills, a country star for more than five decades, was written by his daughter. Illustrated by 40pp illus from photographs. First Edition. Binding is orig boards. (more information)

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Chicago: Station WLS, 1944. not bound. Very Good. Framed and glazed. The photograph is dated October 1944, and on the back are facsimile signatures of the dozens of performers, including: Arkie, the Arkansaw Woodchopper; The Sunbonnet Girls; Slim Sloan; Hoosier Hot Shots; Rene Favre; Lavell Carter; and many others. The National Barn Dance, which had debuted on WLS in 1924, performed at state fairs around the midwest during World War II, "when the price of admission was simply rubber or scrap metal to help the war effort. In 1944, Paramount Pictures made a movie about the NBD, featuring a host of the WLS stars," whose signature are reproduced on the back of this photo. [See www.wls.history.com for more on the National Barn Dance, including an image of the grou photo offered here.] This one is under glass in an old wooden frame with gilt beading. 8" x 10". (more information)

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NY Hill and Range Songs 1952., 1952. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents in very good condition. 12" x 9" 37pp Contains lyrics, melody lines, piano accompaniment, chord symbols and frames to 15 country and hillbilly songs. Titles include: Tennessee Border; Oakie Boogie; Tennessee Polka; Tennessee Saturday Night; Cryin' Heart Blues; and 10 more. Inside the cover is a page of text about Johnnie and Jack. Illustrated by 7 illus from photographs. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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