Sonny James Collection
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Acuff, Roy, 1903-1992
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Roy Claxton Acuff (September 15, 1903 – November 23, 1992) was an American country music singer, fiddler, and promoter. Known as the "King of Country Music", Acuff is often credited with moving the genre from its early string band and "hoedown" format to the singer-based format that helped make it internationally successful. In 1952, Hank Williams told Ralph Gleason, "He's the biggest singer this music ever knew. You booked him and you didn't worry about crowds. For drawing power in the South, i...
James, Sonny, 1928-2016
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“Sonny” James Hugh Loden was born May 1, 1928 in Hackleburg, Alabama, to a musical farming family. His parents, Archie Lee "Pop" Loden and Della Burleson Loden, and sister Thelma Lee Loden (Holcombe), known as The Loden Family, had their own radio show on WMSD-AM in Muscle-Shoals, AL in the early 1930s.The Loden Family unofficially adopted a young Ruby Palmer, who also sang in the family band. While the Loden Family started with a radio show in Muscle Shoals, they moved over the next 15 years to...
