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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Randy Lewis / The Bulletin
May 9, 2008
Eddy Arnold, the most successful country hit maker of all time, who played a crucial role in transforming what had long been considered “hillbilly music” from a rural phenomenon into music with national appeal, died Thursday. He was 89, a week short of his 90th....