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“STORIES IN SONG” SERIES 2019 – “DIAMONDS & DIRT” – by Des Kelly Sticking with my belief that “Country Music” is still the best “Avenue” for my new 2019 Series of “Stories in Song”, each and every one of our eLanka Members & readers, will remember that a recent phrase (and song), featured a very important question. “Who’s gonna fill their shoes”?, talking about several Country Icons, Male & Female, who have now passed on, to the old Opry in the sky, may God bless them all. I certainly do not intend to start on an “Obituary Column” here, but, lets just take two of the main Idols, George Jones and Merle Haggard, certainly two of the top Country Stars, in my book, anyway, (both American), and to be fair, Slim Dusty (the Aussie “Man in the Hat”)& Reg. Lindsay, who was born, I believe in Adelaide (the City of ...