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Country Music Originals This page intentionally left blank Country Music Originals The Legends and the Lost TONY RUSSELL 1 2 0 0 7 1 Oxford University Press, Inc., publishes works that further Oxford University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education. Oxford New York Auckland Cape Town Dar es Salaam Hong Kong Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Nairobi New Delhi Shanghai Taipei Toronto With offices in Argentina Austria Brazil Chile Czech Republic France Greece Guatemala Hungary Italy Japan Poland Portugal Singapore South Korea Switzerland Thailand Turkey Ukraine Vietnam Copyright © 2007 by Oxford University Press, Inc. Published by Oxford University Press, Inc. 198 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016 www.oup.com Oxford is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of Oxford University Press. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Russell, Tony. Country music originals : the legends and the lost / Tony Russell. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and discographies. ISBN 978-0-19-532509-6 1. Country musicians—Biography. 2. Country music—History and criticism. I. Title. ML394.R87 2007 781.642092'273—dc22 [B] 2007008471 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper In memoriam Charles K. Wolfe Bob Pinson This page intentionally left blank Contents Acknowledgments xi Introduction xiii Notes on Playlists xvii A. C. “Eck” Robertson 1 Fiddlin’ John Carson 3 Henry Whitter 7 Ernest V. Stoneman 9 Uncle Dave Macon 12 Vernon Dalhart 14 Fiddlin’ Powers 16 Charlie Poole 19 Kelly Harrell 21 Da Costa Woltz’s Southern Broadcasters 23 Uncle Jimmy Thompson 25 Dr. Humphrey Bate 28 Sam McGee 31 Gid Tanner 32 Riley Puckett 36 Clayton McMichen 39 Lowe Stokes 44 Earl Johnson 46 John Dilleshaw 48 Georgia Yellow Hammers 51 South Georgia Highballers 55 The Cofer Brothers 57 Dock Boggs 59 Frank Hutchison 60 viii Contents Tom Darby & Jimmie Tarlton 63 The Carter Family 65 Jimmie Rodgers 68 Bridge: The Great Divide 71 The Allen Brothers 72 Fleming & Townsend 74 Chris Bouchillon 77 Ed Haley 79 Clark Kessinger 81 Blind Alfred Reed 83 Roy Harvey 85 Walter Smith 87 Asa Martin 90 Dick Burnett 92 John D. Foster 94 Emry Arthur 96 Alfred G. Karnes 98 Buell Kazee 100 Raymond Render 102 G. B. Grayson 105 Clarence (“Tom”) Ashley 107 Carolina Tar Heels 109 Carolina Twins 111 The Red Fox Chasers 113 Bascom Lamar Lunsford 114 Leake County Revelers 116 Narmour & Smith 118 Hoyt Ming 120 Dr. Smith’s Champion Hoss Hair Pullers 122 Fiddlin’ Bob Larkan 124 Golden Melody Boys 126 Walter Coon 128 Jules Verne Allen 130 Powder River Jack Lee 132 The Cartwright Brothers 135 Harry “Mac” McClintock 137 Goebel Reeves 139 Contents ix John I. White 141 Bernard “Slim” Smith 143 Carson Robison 145 Frank Luther 150 Otto Gray & His Oklahoma Cowboys 152 Bridge: Country Music in Transition 155 Gene Autry 157 Jimmie Davis 160 Cliff Carlisle 163 Bill Cox 166 Mac & Bob 169 Bradley Kincaid 171 The Girls of the Golden West 173 Wilf Carter 175 Hank Snow 176 Bridge: The Radio Years 178 Lulu Belle & Scotty 180 Patsy Montana 182 Lily May Ledford 184 J. E. Mainer 187 The Dixon Brothers 189 The Callahan Brothers 190 Claude Casey 192 Snuffy Jenkins 194 Roy Acuff 195 “Ramblin’ Red” Lowery 198 The Delmore Brothers 199 Lonnie Glosson 201 Grandpa Jones 203 Carl Swanson 205 Bridge: Western Swing and Honkytonk 207 Milton Brown 208 Bob Wills 210 The Light Crust Doughboys 212 Adolph Hofner 215 Cliff Bruner 216 Hank Penny 219
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