From the archive, 28 March 1977: For Jim Reeves fans, the melody lingers on

Originally published in the Guardian on 28 March 1977: The late Jim Reeves has become the object of a growing - often macabre - hero worshipThe Jim Reeves Fan Club will hold its annual convention at Harrogate next week to pay homage to the memory of the Texan Country and Western singer who was killed in an aircrash 13 years ago.His remains lie in the Jim Reeves memorial park at Carthage, Texas beneath a life-sized statue holding a guitar. Worshippers at this shrine walk up a path into which a re...

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