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News & Notes
Spring 2010 Newsletter Now Available Online
The print version of the Miles of Memories Spring 2010 newsletter
has been mailed out and here's a copy for those of you who've
requested to receive it online.
Click here to see a pdf file of the complete Spring 2010 issue.
George Hamilton IV Honored by Tennessee Legislature
Upon
his return from a non-stop European tour, George Hamilton IV was
thrilled to receive an invitation to the Tennessee State Capitol,
where he was honored for his 50 years with the Grand Ole Opry. The
event--Joint Resolution #813 of the Senate and House of
Legislature--took place at 9 am on March 25, 2010.
Accompanying George IV was his wife Tink, George V and
wife Lillian and grandson George VI. Pete Fisher, manager of the
Grand Ole Opry, was also invited.
Previous country music
entertainers who have received this honor include Eddy Arnold and
Bill Anderson.
Earlier, in celebration of his 50th anniversary with
the Grand Ole Opry (February 6, 2010), Hamilton IV completed a
month-long “solo acoustic” tour of British churches--with side trips
to Northern Ireland for further concerts and a little detour to
Tenerife in the Canary Islands, off the African coast, for two
fund-raising concerts in aid of the Haiti earthquake disaster
victims.
Following his February-March tour, the “International
Ambassador of Country Music” flew from Dublin to Nashville – and
straight from the airport to a Gordon Lightfoot concert at the Ryman
Auditorium, the historic home of the Grand Ole Opry.
George IV will headline the 2010 Miles of Memories
Country MusicFest held in Hastings, Nebraska, September 9, 10 & 11.
Click here for more MusicFest information.
30 Years of Pickin' & Grinnin'
To celebrate our 30 years of marriage and
playing country music together, we're working on a two-CD set that will
reflect on those 30 years of pickin' and grinnin.' It promises
to bring back lots of old memories for those of you who have known
us a long time...and to bring a smile or two to our new friends and
fans. Click here for more
information and here to order your
copy.
Mrs. Howard Keel
to Participate In 2010 MusicFest
Judy Keel, wife of the late Western film actor Howard Keel
and co-author of his biography with Joyce Spizer Foy, will participate
in the 2010 MusicFest as a special guest along with Ms. Foy. (That's
Judy and her late husband in the photo at right.) Keel and Foy will
staff a booth where they will meet and talk with festival-goers, sell
the biography (entitled Only Make Believe) and will also
participate in at least one discussion program about Keel, his films,
their lives together and more. Make plans now to meet Judy and
have her autograph your copy of Howard's biography.
Click here for information on other guests at
Miles of Memories 2010.
The Rally
The national RV rally put on by the Good Sam folks and others
will be held the third week of July in Louisville, Kentucky, and we've
been invited to perform two or three "day" shows and half of the program
for the church service. We'll try to book another gig or two
around the rally, to help with expenses, but will let you know about that later. Plan on joining us in Louisville in July!
Mary Announces New Promo/Editorial Business
Through our years of producing music festivals and hiring
entertainers, we've noticed that many
 performers
need help in producing a quality, eye-catching promo kit. That
need has prompted Mary, who has worked in the public relations and
publications industries for more than 30 years, to offer the development
of promotional items for entertainers, artists and small businesses as
her own home-based, Web-based business. In addition, she'll be
writing, co-writing, editing and/or proofreading books for folks who
want to put their stories to paper for posterity. Web site
development and other online promo methods are also available through
her new company, which she calls "My Promo Pal."
Check the My Promo Pal
page on this Web site for complete information on our services and
products...as well as a special offer during the business's start-up
phase. A new web site, with the URL
www.my-promo-pal.com is now
up and running. Please check it out and let anyone you know who needs a
website, a brochure, a promo kit or any other promotional or editorial
product, about the new service we're offering.
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