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Inducted in 1996
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Larry Delaney is the \u201cvoice of country music in Canada\u201d. As the founder, editor and publisher of Country Music News, he profiles and publicizes Canadian country music singers and songwriters who are working to build the Canadian country music industry.
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Since 1980, Country Music News has been published monthly from the Ottawa home that Delaney shares with his wife Joanne. The newspaper\u2019s loyal readership, both in Canada and internationally, acts as an indispensable source of information, news and opinions for everyone involved in the Canadian country music industry.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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