Oral history interview with Eddie Dean; 1974 June 26; interview conducted by Douglas B. Green. 1974 June 26.

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Oral history interview with Eddie Dean; 1974 June 26; interview conducted by Douglas B. Green. 1974 June 26.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58840991

Singer Eddie Dean recalls highlights from his entertainment career. Discussion includes his childhood and early musical interests; his early career, including working for the James D. Vaughn Music Company as part of the Vaughn Quartet; selection of his stage name; his early recordings; memories of Fred Rose; missed opportunities; Nashville as the center for country music; the western style of music; his radio career; his move to Hollywood and the start of his movie career; his career as a singing cowboy; the popularity of singing cowboy films during the late 1930s and 1940s; and the pattern of his career from the 1950s forward.

3 sound cassettes (3 hours, 6 minutes)

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7772088

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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Dean, Eddie, 1907-1999

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Western singer and film star. Born July 9, 1907. Died March 4, 1999. Real name: Edgar Glosup. Career most active 1930s-1950s. Stage performer, songwriter, recording artist, and motion picture "singing cowboy." Appeared on the WLS National Barn Dance during the 1930s, and on Town Hall Party during the 1950s. Songwriting credits include "On the Banks of the Sunny San Juan," "One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)," and "I Dreamed of a Hillbilly Heaven." From the description of Oral h...

Green, Douglas B.

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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...

Dean, Eddie, 1907-1999

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Western singer and film star. Born July 9, 1907. Died March 4, 1999. Real name: Edgar Glosup. Career most active 1930s-1950s. Stage performer, songwriter, recording artist, and motion picture "singing cowboy." Appeared on the WLS National Barn Dance during the 1930s, and on Town Hall Party during the 1950s. Songwriting credits include "On the Banks of the Sunny San Juan," "One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)," and "I Dreamed of a Hillbilly Heaven." From the description of Oral h...

Dean, Lorene;

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