Oral history interview with Pee Wee King; 1975 October 14; interview conducted by Douglas B. Green. 1975 Oct. 14.

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Oral history interview with Pee Wee King; 1975 October 14; interview conducted by Douglas B. Green. 1975 Oct. 14.

Country bandleader Pee Wee King talks about his career and shares his perspective on changes he has seen in country music. Discussion includes changes occurring in country music during the mid-1970s; his experiences on the Grand Ole Opry during the 1940s; comments on the sound of early western swing bands; his development as an accordion player; the occurrence of accordions in country music; changes in country music venues through the years; and comments on his reported death in a plane crash in 1951.

2 sound cassettes (1 hour, 34 minutes)

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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...

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...