OCTOBER, 1965 PRICE $2.00 The World of Country Music The lore of ll ie country field; its color and history; its writers and artists; its place in the world of niusi . yesterday. today and tomor- row. BILLBOARD, Vol. 77, No. 44, October 30, 1965. Copyright © 1965 by the Billboard Publishing Company, 2160 Patterson Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45214. Single copy $2.00. At no time since its beginning has the influence and universal appeal of Country music been felt as deeply and emotionally as today. BMI, first to give Country writers a chance to share in the economic rewards of their talent, ùs deeply proud that most of the Country music heard both nationally and internationally, is licensed for public performance through BMI in the United States and through 23 foreign performing rights societies with which it is affiliated. Broadcast Music. Inc. shall continué to provide unlimited opportunity ;music through BMI... for Country writers as well as all composers of all music, certain they will continue to earn recognition and appreciatian All the worlds of music for all of today's audience. 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