Oral history interview with the Bailes Brothers; 1983 June 9; interview conducted by Ronnie Pugh. 1983 June 9.

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Oral history interview with the Bailes Brothers; 1983 June 9; interview conducted by Ronnie Pugh. 1983 June 9.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/232361938

Country music brother act the Bailes Brothers discuss their career. Discussion includes how Roy Acuff got them on the Grand Ole Opry; publishing songs with Acuff-Rose; starting the Louisiana Hayride; getting Hank Williams on the Hayride and his subsequent career; touring with Kitty Wells and Johnnie Wright; and memories of Webb Pierce and attempts to help his career.

2 sound cassettes (1 hour, 14 minutes)

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7097781

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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Bailes, Johnnie, 1918-1989

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Bailes, Walter, 1920-2000

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Bailes, Homer, 1922-

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Bailes Brothers;

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Country performers. A brother act from West Virginia, they usually worked in combinations of two. Members included Kyle O. Bailes (born May 7, 1915; died March 3, 1996), John Jacob Bailes (born June 24, 1918; died December 21, 1989), Walter Butler Bailes (born January 19, 1920), and Homer Abraham Bailes Jr. (born May 8, 1922). Grand Ole Opry performers during the 1940s. Helped launch the Louisiana Hayride in 1948. Popular recordings include "Dust on the Bible," and "I Want to Be Loved." In the e...

Bailes, Kyle

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Country music performer and promoter. Born May 7, 1915. Died March 3, 1996. Member of the Bailes Brothers, a popular 1940s country act. From the description of Oral history interview with Kyle Bailes; 1980 July 19; interview conducted by Ronnie Pugh. 1980 July 19. (Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center). WorldCat record id: 58840962 ...

Pugh, Ronnie

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Bailes Brothers.

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