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      • Leroy was a founding co-host of “Country Crossroads,” the most widely syndicated show in radio history; he hosted his own syndicated television series, “The Leroy Van Dyke Show;” he hosted the 1965 Country Music Association Awards Show at which Ernest Tubb was inducted into the Hall of Fame; he was the first entertainer to receive the prestigious Country Music Association Founding President’s Award for contributing to the advancement and improved image of country music; he served on the board of...
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  2. Leroy is a 2001 inductee into the North American Country Music Association, International, Hall of Fame.

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    Leroy is a 2001 inductee into the North American Country Music Association, International, Hall of Fame.

  4. Mar 15, 2024 · Van Dyke was nominated and received the Silver Star Families of America Commendation award at American Legion Post 5. Photo courtesy of Jeremy Amick. Posted Friday, March 15, 2024 4:01 pm. By...

  5. Mar 5, 2021 · Though Leroy Van Dyke 's defining hits "The Auctioneer" (1956) and "Walk On By" (1961) came just five years apart, they shook up the charts at two very different times in country music history. Up ...

  6. Oct 26, 2021 · For modern country fans wanting to contextualize the significance of this achievement, Florida Georgia Line 's "Cruise" broke this record achievement a half-century later in July 2013 when the...

  7. Oct 10, 2017 · Other outstanding accolades include being the first artist to receive the Country Music Association Founding Presidents Award for his contributions to the improvement and advancement of the image of country music, recipient of the International Entertainment Buyers Association Heritage Award, Recipient of the Missouri Traditional Country Music ...

  8. Feb 16, 2015 · Leroy Van Dyke has been taking his music to the fans for almost six decades now. The veteran performer — 85 years young — tells Billboard that the “R” word is not something that is in his ...