Oral history interview with Biff Collie; 1974 October 30; interview conducted by Douglas B. Green. 1974 Oct. 30.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Oral history interview with Biff Collie; 1974 October 30; interview conducted by Douglas B. Green. 1974 Oct. 30.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58840976

Disc jockey Biff Collie talks about his early radio career. Discussion includes his start in radio; and overview of his early career; reactions to his start playing hillbilly music; experiences working in Alice, Texas; working at KSIX, Corpus Christi; his move to Houston; working with Cactus Pryor; and experiences booking country talent for Houston audiences, including Hank Williams and Lefty Frizzell.

2 sound cassettes (1 hour, 35 minutes)

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7772073

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

Related Entities

There are 3 Entities related to this resource.

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). ...

Green, Douglas B.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w63r0qrw (person)

Country music performer. Born March 20, 1946. Best-known as Ranger Doug from Riders in the Sky, a cowboy revival act he co-founded in 1977. Performed as a member of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys during the late 1960s. Recording credits include a solo album, Songs of the Sage, released on the Warner Western label in 1997. From the description of Oral history interview with Douglas B. Green; 1993 November 23; interview with John W. Rumble. 1993 Nov. 23. (Country Music Foundation, Libra...

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). ...