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Comes with two posters of Elvis Presley

Special import. Country Song Roundup weren’t the first country rock publication and they certainly weren’t the last. But they lasted longer than any of them. Published by the folks at the Charlton Publishing Corporation or American Folk Publications out of Derby for many years, this magazine was unique in the sense that it covered the post World War II era of country music on and through the new century. One gets drawn to this publication not for its writing, but to see from a historical standpoint how country music evolved over the years. The first issue was published in 1949 and the magazine lasted up to the year 2000. So the historic view cant be ignored. You have the words to the top hillbilly / country / folk / western tunes of the day. So you get a glimpse of the types of sounds being heard in that era. You also get an idea what the regional and local stars were singing as they aspired to their own claim to fame. This is where they would find the words to the songs that they would learn so they could play them in front of their audiences. And it went beyond that, too, to the music hobbyist who maybe just tinkered with an instrument or sang when no one else was around while doing chores. This gave them the chance to sing along and be a star, too. Each issue would include 50 or 60 tunes, from the biggest hits to some that maybe only reached the Top 25 or so. Over 4,500 different songs appeared on the pages of Country Song Roundup alone during this era.

This issue has 72 pages written in English and features articles on or about celebrating 40 years of Elvis Presley, Anniversary special a look back through the 70s featuring Lynn Anderson, Victoria Shaw, Randy Travis, Reba McEntire, George Jones, Gibson Miller Band, Chet Atkins, Confederate Railroad and more