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Sep 1, 1995
Trumpet player Louis Armstrong is commemorated with a U.S. postage stamp. The jazz legend played on a couple of releases by country pioneer Jimmie Rodgers
Sep 21, 1999
The U.S. Postal Service issues six stamps that pay homage to Broadway songwriters, including several who had hits and significant recordings by country artists: Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart, Frank Loesser, Meredith Willson and George & Ira Gershwin
Mar 18, 2000
The U.S. Post Office issues a stamped postcard bearing the likeness of the Ryman Auditorium, the former home of the Grand Ole Opry. The price on the card: 20 cents
Sep 15, 2002
A 37-cent Irving Berlin stamp is dedicated by the U.S. Postal Service during a ceremony in New York's Times Square. Berlin wrote Willie Nelson's 1978 hit "Blue Skies" and the score to "Annie Get Your Gun," a recent Reba McEntire vehicle
Aug 16, 2003
The Postal Service unveils a Henry Mancini stamp during a ceremony at UCLA in Los Angeles. Mancini co-wrote Charley Pride's 1972 country hit "All His Children"
Sep 13, 2003
The U.S. Postal Service unveils a stamp featuring Roy Acuff during a ceremony at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. The art is based on a photo that appeared in a 1949 edition of Collier's magazine
Dec 19, 2003
Canada introduces a stamp of Queen Elizabeth II taken from a photo shot by Bryan Adams, co-writer of the Lonestar country hit "You Walked In"
Apr 13, 2004
A ceremony at Los Angeles' Music Center Plaza celebrates the issue of 80 million Henry Mancini stamps. The Oscar-winning composer wrote the Charley Pride country hit "All His Children"
Feb 9, 2005
A Ronald Reagan stamp is unveiled during a ceremony at Washington D.C.'s Ronald Reagan Building. Lee Greenwood sings the national anthem and "God Bless The U.S.A." during the event, while Crystal Gayle delivers "God Bless America"
Apr 28, 2005
Lyricist E.Y. "Yip" Harburg is recognized with a U.S. postage stamp. The picture includes a rainbow, appropriate since his best-known song is "Over The Rainbow," a 1980 country hit for Jerry Lee Lewis
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