Oral history interview with Biff Collie; 1982 October 26; interview conducted by John W. Rumble. 1982 Oct. 26.

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Oral history interview with Biff Collie; 1982 October 26; interview conducted by John W. Rumble. 1982 Oct. 26.

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Biff Collie discusses his career as a disc jockey in the country music industry. Discussion includes meeting Roy Acuff; getting a job as a gofer for Starkist Toothpaste; first experience as a disc jockey for San Antonio station KMAC at age 14; radio work while in the military; broadcasting from KBKI in Alice, Texas; his broadcasting style; his theory of what makes a hit song.

2 sound cassettes (1 hour, 16 minutes)

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7097792

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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Rumble, John Woodruff

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Collie, Biff

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Country music disc jockey and promoter. Born November 25, 1926. Died February 19, 1992. Real name: Hiram Abiff Collie. Career active 1940s-1980s. Host of the Philip Morris Country Music Show, 1957-1958. Worked at KFOX, Long Beach, California during the 1960s. Member, Country Music DJ Hall of Fame. From the description of Oral history interview with Biff Collie; 1976 April 7; interview conducted by Douglas B. Green. 1976 Apr. 7. (Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center). ...

Collie, Biff

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6j67f54 (person)

Country music disc jockey and promoter. Born November 25, 1926. Died February 19, 1992. Real name: Hiram Abiff Collie. Career active 1940s-1980s. Host of the Philip Morris Country Music Show, 1957-1958. Worked at KFOX, Long Beach, California during the 1960s. Member, Country Music DJ Hall of Fame. From the description of Oral history interview with Biff Collie; 1976 April 7; interview conducted by Douglas B. Green. 1976 Apr. 7. (Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center). ...