Oral history interview with Mel Foree; 1974 April 30; interview conducted by Douglas B. Green. 1974 Apr. 30.

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Oral history interview with Mel Foree; 1974 April 30; interview conducted by Douglas B. Green. 1974 Apr. 30.

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Nashville song promoter Mel Foree talks about the start and early years of his career. Discussion includes his childhood and early musical interests; start as a songwriter; comments on unsung pioneers of country music, including Lowell Blanchard, and Arthur Q. Smith; his association with Fred Rose and Acuff-Rose Publications as a songwriter; his start as a song promoter and experiences as the one of the first promoters in country music; Knoxville as a great source of country musicians; signing Don Gibson to Acuff-Rose; Don Gibson's early recording career; the start of Hank Williams's career; Chet Atkins's fiddle audition; and comments on changes in country music.

2 sound cassettes (1 hour, 41 minutes)

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7772303

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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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...

Foree, Mel, 1917-

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Songwriter and song promoter. Born July 25, 1911. Died October 28, 1990. Worked for Acuff-Rose Publications 1940s-early 1980s. Nashville's first full-time song plugger. From the description of Oral history interview with Mel Foree; 1974 April 30; interview conducted by Douglas B. Green. 1974 Apr. 30. (Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center). WorldCat record id: 58841215 From the description of Oral history interview with Mel Foree; 1974 July 29; interview condu...

Foree, Mel, 1917-

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6319sv7 (person)

Songwriter and song promoter. Born July 25, 1911. Died October 28, 1990. Worked for Acuff-Rose Publications 1940s-early 1980s. Nashville's first full-time song plugger. From the description of Oral history interview with Mel Foree; 1974 April 30; interview conducted by Douglas B. Green. 1974 Apr. 30. (Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center). WorldCat record id: 58841215 From the description of Oral history interview with Mel Foree; 1974 July 29; interview condu...