The Starday Story: The House That Country Music Built

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257 INDEX Page numbers in boldface refer to illustrations. Abramson, Herb, 25. See also Atlantic Records ACA Recording Studios, 11, 13, 20, 23, 44 Ackerman, Willie, 109 Acorn Sisters, 102 Acuff, Roy, 27, 31, 37, 68, 123, 129, 130, 138. See also Smokey Mountain Gang Adcock, Eddie, 87, 87, 89 Adelman, Ben, 44, 88–89 Adkins, Hobo Jack, 72, 119 AFM (American Federation of Musicians), 24, 27, 59. See also Recording bans Akeman, David. See Stringbean “Alabam,” 112–14, 129, 146 Allen, William Hoss, 164 Ames, Nikki, 127 Amos, Betty, 154–55, 154 Amos, Jean, 155 Anderson, Vicki, 164 Annett, Milburn “Burney,” 10, 22 Anthony, Chubby, 85 Apollo Records, 25 Armed Forces Radio Network, 105, 125 Arnold, Eddy, 111, 123, 135, 138, 143, 145 Atkins, Chet, 45, 54, 67, 122, 137–38; and the Nashville Sound, 82. See also RCA Victor Atlantic Records, 24–25, 165 Austin, Leon, 164 Aycock, Earl, 66–67 Ballard, Hank, 162, 164 Barber, Glenn, 32, 40, 77, 96, 130 Barnes, Benny, 48, 61–64, 61, 66, 72, 75–78, 92 BBC (London), 106 Beck, Jim, 3, 5–6 Bell, Lloyd, 70 Bennett, Henry, 96 Berman, Ike and Ben, 25 Bienstock, Freddy, 165–66 Big Bopper, 20, 38, 59–62, 74, 77 Big “D” Jamboree, 54, 62, 80 Biggar, Jimmy, 10, 21–22 Black, Bobby, 10, 19–20 “Black Land Farmer,” 96–99 Blackwood Brothers, 99 Blake, Randy, 35, 66, 99–100, 100, 103, 131 Blakley, Cliff, 40, 65 Blakley, Jimmy and Dorothy, 43, 64–66 “Blue,” 155–56, 165 Blue Boys, 95, 123 Blue Sky Boys, 27, 151, 167 Bluegrass recordings, 70–74, 76, 83–92, 115, 119–21, 152–53, 155, 163, 167 BMI, 16–17, 27, 38–39, 77, 85–86, 113, 160, 169; as award, 20, 118, 149. See also Music Publishing Bolick, Bill. See Blue Sky Boys Bolick, Earl. See Blue Sky Boys Bond, Eddie, 59, 68–69 Bond, Johnny, 122, 135, 149–50, 150, 153, 163, 168 Boone, Claude, 70, 70 Bordelon, Sinton “Corlue,” 10 Bradley, Owen, 82. See also Decca Records; Quonset Hut Brewer, Joe, 23 Brewster, Bud, 70, 70 Brewster, Willie, 70, 70 Brown, Andrew, 13, 19, 32 Brown, Charles, 18 Brown, Hylo, 121, 167 Brown, James, 161–65, 164 258 INDEX Browning, Bill, 92, 115 Browning, Bill Zekie, 81, 81 Bryant, Russell Vernon “Hezzie,” 47, 62, 96 Buchanan, Art, 82 Buchanan, Kirby, 100 Burnette, Smiley, 94, 122 Burns, Sonny, 21–23, 22, 31–32, 37, 39, 76 Burroughs, Frank, 117 Busby, Buzz, 83, 88–89, 89, 115, 167 Byrd, Bobby, 164 Caldwell, Eddie, 23 Campbell, Alex and Ola Belle, 151 Campbell, Archie, 49, 122 Campbell, Cecil, 123 Campbell, Glen, 20, 27, 138, 158–59, 159 Capitol Records, 83, 129–31, 141, 158 Carlisles, 49, 62, 68, 75, 154 Carter, Wilf, 151 Carter Family, 29, 90 Caruthers, Earl, 47 Casey, Elizabeth, 131 Casey, Jack, 120 Cash, Johnny, 27, 34, 52, 58, 64, 67, 116, 132–33, 142 Casuals, 119 Cedarwood Music Publishing, 50, 112, 115, 146 Chambers, Les, 48, 65 Chance, Lightnin, 98 Chapman, Lucky, 43 Charles, Ray, 18, 140 Chelette, Mary Jo, 11–12, 12, 21 Chellman, Chuck, 135, 135, 160 Childre, Lew, 127 Choates, Harry, 47 Chudd, Lew, 17. See also Imperial Records Clark, Ken, 83, 119 Clement, Governor Frank, 52, 115 Clements, Vassar, 86, 87 Clifton, Bill, 72–74, 73, 83, 89–91, 102, 121, 167 Cline, Patsy, 16, 127, 132, 142–43, 156 CMA (Country Music Association), 105– 6, 137–39, 169 CMH Records, 126 CMRCA (Country Music Record Club of America), 130–31, 149, 162 Coast Recording Company pressings, 18, 33, 52, 227 Cochran, Eddie, 40 Coffeen, Selby, 98 Cole, Dorothy “Dot,” 92, 94 Colley, Sarah Ophelia. See Pearl, Minnie Collie, Biff, 21, 48 Collins, Lyle, 119 Collins, Lyn, 164 Collins, Tommy, 163 Columbia Records, 24, 43, 82–83, 107, 110, 129–30 Comedy recordings. See Rural humor recordings Como, Perry, 42, 138 Concept albums, 142–43 Connie and Joe, 83, 115 Cooper, Myrtle Eleanor. See Lulu Belle and Scotty Copas, Cathy, 112 Copas, Cowboy, 69, 104, 110–15, 111, 114, 127–28, 137, 146, 156, 162, 167 Country Gentlemen, 72, 83, 87–88, 87, 90, 115, 120, 167 Country Juke Box Oldies Series, 132 Country Music Association. See CMA Country Music Hall of Fame, 105, 167–68 Country Music Record Club of America. See CMRCA Cousin Jody, 123 Cox, Jim, 87, 87 Crawford, Blackie, 5, 7, 9–11, 11, 13, 21–22, 59. See also Western Cherokees Crawford, Bud, 10 Crawford...