Oral history interview with Charlie Arnett; 1983 June 4; interview conducted by John W. Rumble. 1983 June 4.

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Oral history interview with Charlie Arnett; 1983 June 4; interview conducted by John W. Rumble. 1983 June 4.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58841322

Veteran radio and stage performer Charlie Arnett gives an overview of his career in the music industry. Discussion includes how he got started in country music; his work as a radio broadcaster; the "Wild Root Cream Oil Charlie" commercials; traveling with a tent show; old comedy routines; John Lair and the Renfro Valley Folks; working with Jerry Byrd; the Coon Creek Girls; Slim Whitman; working with Murray Nash and Troy Martin; his radio program, Heartbeat Trail; the piano score for the Disney film The Barnyard Symphony; and memories of Little Jimmy Dickens.

4 sound cassettes (3 hours, 11 minutes)

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7772406

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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Arnett, Charlie.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6bv7f3x (person)

Country music radio and stage performer, best known in Florida. Career 1940s-1980s, but most active during the 1940s and 1950s. Gained fame as the "Charlie" of the ad campaign for Wild Root Cream Oil, a hair grooming cream. From the description of Oral history interview with Charlie Arnett; 1983 June 4; interview conducted by John W. Rumble. 1983 June 4. (Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center). WorldCat record id: 58841322 ...

Arnett, Charlie.

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Country music radio and stage performer, best known in Florida. Career 1940s-1980s, but most active during the 1940s and 1950s. Gained fame as the "Charlie" of the ad campaign for Wild Root Cream Oil, a hair grooming cream. From the description of Oral history interview with Charlie Arnett; 1983 June 4; interview conducted by John W. Rumble. 1983 June 4. (Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center). WorldCat record id: 58841322 ...

Rumble, John Woodruff

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