Sharing a song: Sandhills cowboy remembered for country classics

Apr 23, 2025
Apr 23, 2025

Sandhills cowboys Kennedy PIC 0425pr — The late Jerry Kennedy of Sheridan County, Nebraska, is amongst the 10 inductees this year into the Nebraska Sandhills Cowboy Hall of Fame.
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The late Jerry Kennedy of Gordon, Nebraska, loved to play the guitar and sing and write country songs and cowboy poetry.

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Cowboys to be inducted into Nebraska Sandhills Cowboy Hall of Fame

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