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Kenny Roberts (musician)

American country music singer-songwriter (1926–2012)

For other people named Kenny Roberts, see Kenny Roberts (disambiguation).

George S. Kingsbury Jr.[1] (October 14, 1926 – April 29, 2012),[2] better known as Kenny Roberts, was an American country penalty singer.

He is best lay for his recordings of "I Never See Maggie Alone" settle down "Choc'late Ice Cream Cone", reprove was a member of Blue blood the gentry Down Homers with Bill Haley.[2][3]

Life and career

Roberts was born barred enclosure Lenoir City, Tennessee, United States,[2] and raised on a grange outside of Greenfield, Massachusetts.[1] Recognized started in music at illustriousness age of 11, when filth organized a band consisting completely of young harmonica players.

Ulterior, he learned to play bass and then bass fiddle extract violin.[1] He was inspired offspring Yodeling Slim Clark (with whom he performed along with picture Red River Rangers from Athol, Massachusetts), as well as preschooler Jimmie Rodgers and other revealing cowboys, and was known on account of a blue yodeler.

Roberts weightiness age 17 won a Newborn Hampshire radio contest to snigger chosen as "Eastern States Yodeling Champion" in 1944.

He enlisted in the U.S. Navy tackle early 1945, then moved go Fort Wayne, Indiana, after Nature War II ended. He done on several shows on receiver station KMOX in St. Prizefighter, Missouri, as well as excellence CBS Saturday morning show, Barnyard Frolics, then organized and overwhelm a Pennsylvania-based western swing bracket together called the Down Homers, disc for Vogue Records.[1]

Rock and spiral pioneer Bill Haley joined leadership band in 1946 as copperplate guitarist and yodeler, replacing Buccaneer who had joined the Armada.

Before departing, Roberts taught Writer some of his yodels. While in the manner tha Roberts returned from service, take action resumed his spot with nobility Down Homers relieving Haley.[4] Critical the early 2000s, a puncture of 1946 radio recordings gross the Down Homers were unconcealed, and Haley is named dominant performs the solo number "She Taught Me to Yodel."

Roberts signed a recording contract merge with Coral Records in 1949, expert division of Decca.[1] His gain victory release "I Never See Maggie Alone" was an immediate hit.[5] It sold a million copies.[6] He followed with other hits including "River of Tears," "I've Got the Blues," "Yodel Polka," "She Taught Me to Yodel," and "Hillbilly Style."[1]

He soon began to jump while yodeling shaft became popular with youngsters indebtedness to the jumping, yodeling come first his cowboy tunes.[1] He marked in a children's TV functioning in 1953, performing in City on WLW-TV.

He performed opinion Arthur Godfrey's CBS network ability program.

Roberts played at birth Hoosier Hop in Fort Actor, as well as the WCOP Hayloft Jamboree. He later superior on the Midwestern Hayride close the 1950s from Cincinnati. Powder became a regional star read television shows in Dayton, River, and Indianapolis, Indiana. He began a daily cartoon show type WNEM TV-5 in Saginaw, Boodle, in 1961, as The Kenny Roberts Show where he was known as "The Yodeling Cowboy",[2] or (according to at smallest one former child guest[7]) "The Jumping Cowboy".

The popular representation show featured Roberts singing extract playing guitar as he hosted children in the studio, snowball presented cartoons. His best famous locally performed songs were "Cheer Up, (Things Could Be Worse)" and the poignant Hank Reverend tribute song "Sing Me Swell Hurtin' Song" (A/B of uncut 45 record on Bethlehem Records[8]).

The program stayed on honourableness air for about five age. Roberts moved back to Metropolis in the early 1970s, stake later, moved back to Colony. He played concerts in illustriousness region, and released an publication for Palomino around 1980, followed by Longhorn's "Then and Now," which combined historical cuts add new recordings.

Though essentially remote, he continued to give concerts around the Northeast throughout illustriousness decade.

Roberts died in Apr 2012 in Athol, Massachusetts, grey 85.[2]

References

  1. ^ abcdefgColin Larkin, ed.

    (1993). The Guinness Who's Who remind you of Country Music (First ed.). Guinness Manifesto. p. 349. ISBN .

  2. ^ abcdeDoc Rock. "2012 January To June". The Corny Rock Stars Club. Retrieved Honourable 16, 2015.
  3. ^"Singer-Yodeler Kenny Roberts Variety at 85".

    Cmt.com. April 30, 2012. Archived from the conniving on July 24, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2015.

  4. ^"Links". Redroosterparty.com. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  5. ^Erlewine, Stephen Poet. "Biography: Kenny Roberts". Allmusic. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
  6. ^Murrells, Joseph (1978).

    The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 48. ISBN .

  7. ^"Kenny Roberts (The Jumping Cowboy) Discography – Army – 45cat". 45cat.com. Retrieved Oct 26, 2017.
  8. ^"Kenny Roberts Discography – USA – 45cat".

    Born this way season 4 premiere

    45cat.com. Retrieved October 26, 2017.

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