Oral history interview with Pee Wee King; 1984 November 2; interview conducted by John W. Rumble. 1984 Nov. 2.

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Oral history interview with Pee Wee King; 1984 November 2; interview conducted by John W. Rumble. 1984 Nov. 2.

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Pee Wee King discusses his career with the Golden West Cowboys. Discussion includes playing in Sudekum theaters in the 1930's; the finances of playing on the Grand Ole Opry; shooting the movie Gold Mine in the Sky with Gene Autry; playing schoolhouses; his songwriting; format of shows; comedy of the Duke of Paducah, Minnie Pearl, and Sarie and Sally; his impressions of Roy Acuff as the first big star of the Opry; the showmanship of the Golden West Cowboys; Ford Rush, Jack Shook, Curt Poulton, and the Delmore Brothers; the WSM Camel Caravan tours of the U.S. and Central America; making transcriptions for the Chattanooga Medicine Company; Eddy Arnold and Ernest Tubb as part of the Golden West Cowboys; Grandpa Jones and Minnie Pearl as a comedy team; his love of big band music; and collaborating with Hank Williams to write "I Am Praying for the Day That Peace Will Come."

6 sound cassettes (5 hours, 5 minutes)

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7097808

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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King, Pee Wee, 1914-2000

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Country music performer, bandleader, and songwriter. Born February 18, 1914. Died March 7, 2000. Real name: Julius Frank Anthony Kuczynski. Career active late 1930s-1960s. Bandleader of the Golden West Cowboys, a popular Grand Old Opry act during the late 1930s-1940s. His songwriting credits include "Tennessee Waltz," and "Slow Poke." Star of ABC Television's The Pee Wee King Show during the late 1950s. Member, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Member, Country Music Hall of Fame. F...

Rumble, John Woodruff

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King, Lydia

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