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Fred Rose (August 24, 1897 or 1898 – December 1, 1954) was an American musician, Hall of Fame songwriter, and music publishing executive. Born in Evansville, Indiana, Fred Rose started playing piano and singing as a small boy. In his teens, he moved to Chicago, Illinois where he worked in bars busking for tips, and...
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Murrey Mizell “Buddy” Harman, Jr. (December 23, 1928 – August 21, 2008) was an American country music session musician. Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Harman played drums on over 18,000 sessions for artists such as Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Songwriter Larry Petree, Martha Carson, Patsy Cline, Dolly Parton, Brenda Lee, Tammy Wynette, Loretta Lynn, Roy...
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William Marvin “Bill” Dees (24 January 1939, Borger, Texas – 24 October 2012, Mountain Home, Arkansas) was an American musician known for his songwriting collaborations with singer Roy Orbison. Based out of Borger, TX, Dees played guitar and sang with a band called “The Five Bops” doing his first recordings with Norman Petty at his...
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The London Palladium is a 2,286-seat Grade II* West End theatre located on Argyll Street in the City of Westminster. From the roster of stars who have played there and many televised performances, it is arguably the most famous theatre in London and the United Kingdom, especially for musical variety shows. The theatre has...
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Charles Ray “Charlie” McCoy (born March 28, 1941 in Oak Hill, West Virginia) is a Grammy-winning American session musician noted mainly for his harmonica performance, but also for his skill on a wide variety of instruments. In 2009 he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Based in Nashville, McCoy has performed...
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Floyd Cramer (October 27, 1933 – December 31, 1997) was an American Hall of Fame pianist who was one of the architects of the Nashville sound. He was known for his “slip note” piano style, in which an out-of-key note slides into the correct note.
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Jerry Glenn Kennedy (born 10 August 1940) is an American record producer, songwriter and guitar player. Kennedy signed a recording contract with RCA Records at age 11. He subsequently recorded several singles, several of which included Chet Atkins. Thereafter Kennedy became something of a teen idol at his high school. Though he never became a...