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"Just give me something to remember you by... A scribbled note; a bit of verse; a faded flow'r... Some little keepsake of a friendship true, that I May cherish up against some lonely hour."From Opening quotation of Renfro Valley Keepsake souvenir program / book; published by Renfro Valley Enterprises, Inc. 1940. Big Slim (The Lone Cowboy) - He was Harry C. McAuliffe or Hamilton Christopher Aliff or Big Slim, the Lone Cowboy. Howeverfans knew him, his career included over three decades on the WWVA Origianl Jamboree out ofWheeling, West Virginia. Future stars such as Toby Stroud, Quarantine (the comedian) werea part of his group. He may have been a singer/performer, but one gets the sense he wasmore at home with the horses he trained that were also a part of his act. Author Ivan Tribespurred this research with his article that led to further research and details, includingphotos from our collection.Leizime Brusoe (Champion Fiddler 1926) - His story takes us back to lumberjack days in Wisconsin in the early 20th century. Helived in Rhinelander, WI for over 50 years. Of French Canadian descent, the town took upa collection for him to enter a Fiddlers' Contest in Chicago in March 1926. His story alsoled to some insight into the fiddlers contests that were popular in the 1920's.Chisholm Brothers - The Chisholm Brothers were rooted in the Brockton, MA area and were lccal favorites. They helped get the Massachusetts Country Music Hall of Fame started. They backed manystars that came through the area such as Tex Ritter, Dick Curless and others. They wereKorean War veterans. Charlie and his brother were one of the first honoreeswhen Bridgewater began the "Hometown Heroes" project. Harpo Kidwell - We reached back into our older biographies to pull one up that started author Wayne W. Danielon his path to becoming a country music author, researcher and historian. Cotton was one of the mainstays on WSB in Atlanta, Georgia. His career encountered many of country music's stars.The reader will learn a bit out the history of the WSB Barn Dance and the stars that graced the stage.Hot Cops - We begin to highlight a series of biographies based on Charles K. Wolfe's "A Good Natured Riot" wherein his appendix he cited those who were on the Opry in the early years, but he had not found muchabout the acts. This one caught our eye. Red McConnell was perhaps associated with this 'act.' Or was it something else? We will leave it to you to read what we found.Johnson City HS Orchestra - Charles K. Wolfe posed a question as to why this act appeared on the Grand Ole Opry in his book "A Good Natured Riot" in his Appendix of the early Opry Roster. We took up the challengeand decided to see what history's pages of time would tell us about this group and howit became part of the early Opry history. It centered around two talented sisters fromJohnson City, Tennessee who taught music at Science Hill High School. Fred Kirby - The early career of this native of Charolotte, North Carolina took him to places suchas St. Louis, Cincinnati, Chicago, and, Philadephia. But in the end, he cameback to his roots and became somewhat of a local legend. His most famous tune was"Atomic Power." But later, his talents turned to local television where he hada long running cowboy show that was aimed at "the little cowpokes." He became associated with Tweetsie Railroad later in his career. Author Ivan Tribe providedthe seed for this biography of a man one newspaper reporter said, "You just can't feelbad when you're around him."Marilyn Orlando - She was born and raised in what is now known as Silicon Valley of California. She got her start at a very youngage and was one of the early stars of Dude Martin's Hoffman Hayride show. She was partof the Ina Ray Hutton Las Vegas show for a time. She turned away from Hollywood and musicand devoted her time to her family. Later in life, she created a design concept thatwas something unique for her husband's business car washes. There's more to herstory - read on.Wagon Wheel Orchestra - The Appendix of early Opry acts in a book called "A Good Natured Riot" by author Charles K. Wolfe surmisedthis was an act similar to other western groups. Our research found it was something quite different.It reveals another connection to one of country music's venerable stars, as well as a young female singer in San Jose California who was part of a Las Vegas act. An example of the varietyof music offered during the Saturday night time slot of the Grand Ole Opry in its earliest days.Sleepy LaBeef - The story of this Rockabilly legend born in Smackover, Arkansas began with an email from a Nashville bass playerwho was influenced by this artist. He became known as the human jukebox and was saidto have known over 6,000 songs. One reviewer noted he had "...windowshade eylids, a voice as massive as a trainwhistle in a cave, a playlist deeper than threescore jukeboxes..." He once told a reporter, "I don't have all the hit records in the world. But I was there."Stusia Pennypacker - Our research of early acts that appeared on WSM's Grand Ole Opry as it became known led to some interesting finds. This appears to have been a comedy serial sponsored by the Alka Seltzercompany in Elkhart, Indiana. Stusia was the star of this 'act.' One of the members of the 'act'was the comedian Pat Buttram. Who was Stusia? Remember, the early days of entertainmentwas to provide a little something for the family to enjoy, and comedy found its way into manyacts.Merv Shiner - Merv's biography has been updated on the site. The original one was written over a decade ago.Merv recently turned 99 years old and it seems appropriate to provide fans with more detailsof one of the nicest guys in the music business. A career that has spanned over 70 years. Heis still performing today with his wife, Marilyn. Enjoy the video of him doing hisEaster classic, "Peter Cottontail."T. Texas Tyler - David Myrick was born in Mena, Arkansas. He originally promoted himself as OzarkMountain Dave. But when he hooked up with Major Bowes, his stage name became a combinationof a couple of his favorite cowboys; thus T. Texas Tyler's career began. The hit recordsbegan, but it took its toll on him to a point where alcohol had become a demon. His friendCarl (The Squeakin' Deacon) Moore saw what was happening and introduced him to a minister.He underwent a conversion experience in 1958 which turned his life and career around.Billie Walker - She was born in Graves County, KY as Grace Alexander. But fans would get to know her as Billie Walker. During her career, she helped Doc Williams kick off his careerwhen he was in Pittsburgh, PA. She had her own show on the local radio station in Jackson, TN. Her career took her to several other cities. She also did trancscriptionprograms for various sponsors such as flour mills in the 1950's. She was also a minister,having helped form a church at one time.Nathalie Trow Whiting - Her story begins with a guitar, a Larson Brothers Guitar made in 1933 with her initials.Her story takes research back to the times when lumber was the big business in the upperWisconsin and Michigan areas. She travels with her husband to engineering projects suchas the Panama Canal, gold mines in the west. Her trail takes her to Canada, to the westcoast. Her two marriages ended in divorces that were covered in the media. But thereis still something missing to her story. Maybe you can help fill in the missing pieces.Dusty Owens - Dustytells us about his career in his own words. He contacted us out of the blue years ago and became a good friend over the years. Workhas begun on Chapter 3 of his biography, where he often said "that's when it all halppened." Chapter 1: Early Michigan Iowa years Chapter 2: WHO Iowa Barn Dance FrolicCountry MusicThe way you remember it!Keep clicking around - there's always something newspopping up on Hillbilly-Music.com.We have quite a few pictures in our collection and most we have identified. But there are a fewthat we just have not been able to identify yet. Click on the picture above to get a better viewand let us know if you can help us put a name to the picture.The country music you like to hear is always just a click away every day. Justclick on one of the show titles to visit their site. Give a listen. Kickback and enjoy the music. And send them a note of 'thanks' too while you're at it!You may perhaps wonder why. You may even snicker. But trust us, soon your feet will start tappin' and before you know it, you'll be comin' back for more...Hillbilly Music.Hillbilly-music.com ... It's about the people, the music, the history.

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