Gary Oelze, who made the Birchmere a local music staple, dies at 80

The venue has long been a D.C.-area home for country performers, including Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard and Ray Price, and two of Mr. Oelze’s personal favorites, Mickey Newbury and Rosanne Cash. In 1993, President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore took their spouses on a White House…

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