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309 Index Amos, Betty, 205 Anderson, Bill, 65, 175 Andrews,“Uncle Don,” 85, 87, 145 “Another Lonely Heart,” 275 Arcadia Records, 83, 189 Arden Records, 172 Arizona Bronc Busters, 53–­ 55, 57 Arizona Saddlery, 173 Arizona Weston Show (WPON), 62; Portrait of a Country and Western Superstar, 66 Arnold, Eddy, 59, 66, 86, 134, 189, 201 Arthur, Charline, 109 Artists Corporation, 253, 257 “Ask Me No Questions (I’ll Tell You No Lies),” 137–­38 Asleep At The Wheel, 124 Atcher, Bob, 200 Atkins, Chet, 109, 188, 191, 242, 243 Atkins, Dave, 12, 124, 125 Auger, Howard, 59 Aukerman, William, 12 Autry, Gene, 8, 33, 51, 57, 66, 81, 102, 177, 198, 240 B-­ 21 Bar, 266 “Baby Doll,” 176 “Baby You’re A Bygone Now,” 148 Bach, Freddie, 194, 256 “Back Up And Push,” 134 Bacon, Shorty, 208 “Bad, Bad Guitar Man,” 246 “Baggage Coach Ahead, The,” 20 Baggett, Curley, 168 Bailes Brothers, 55 Bailey, Charlie, 99 Baker, Eldon, and His Brown County Revelers , 78, 79, 82, 105, 112 Baker, Jim, 95, 97, 98, 110, 111 Baker, Morrie, 162 Baker, Wade“Pee Wee,” 79 Ball, Glen, 73, 139, 255 12101 Mack Avenue, 8, 76, 77, 92, 94, 106, 113, 117, 232 “20/20 Vision,” 101, 102 3-­ JJJ Bar, 46, 163, 165, 225 3-­ Star Bar, 179 8MK (Detroit, MI), 5 Abadaher, David, 90 ABC Barn Dance, 9 ABC-­ Paramount Records, 90, 247 “Act Naturally,” 178 Acuff, Roy, 85, 86, 114, 129, 145, 159, 170, 188, 189, 198 Acuff-­ Rose Music, 204, 208 Adams, Chuck, 95 Adams, Elton, 189, 190 Adams, Harry C., 79, 80 Adkins, Bobby, 274 “Ain’t No Sign I Wouldn’t If I Could,” 265 “Ain’t You Afraid,” 131 “Ain’t You Ashamed,” 178 Alben Record Company, 7, 200 Aliff, Big Slim, 227 “All By Myself,” 136 “All I Have To Do Is Dream,” 119 All Record Company, 208 All States Bar, 266, 272 “(All You’ve Given Me Is) Heartaches,” 112 All-­ American Barn Dance, 159 Allen, Al, 153, 163, 164, 184, 204, 214, 224, 231, 238–­51 Allen, Cliff, 114 Allen, Lee“Zeke,” 19, 20 Allen, Rex, 174 Allen, Wade“Hy,” 19–­21 Allen’s Tavern, 254 American Artist Records, 195 American Federation of Musicians, 41, 43, 189, 236, 242; Detroit chapter, 75 American Record Company, 161 Amity/Tiffany Productions, 160 310 / Index Bandy, Moe, 208 “Barbara Allen,” 123 Barber, Arlee, 7 Bare, Bobby, 237 Barefoot Brownie. See Reynolds, Bronson “Barefoot Brownie” Barfield, Johnny, 130 Barn Theater, 160 Barnes, George, 239, 240, 249 Barron, Lonnie, 10, 91, 104, 112, 113, 115, 118, 122, 123, 210–­ 23, 233, 245 Bart Records, 61 Bashful Harmonica Joe, 8 Baumgardner, Joe, 254, 255 Bay, Ted, 103, 105, 112, 117, 207 “Beautiful Waltz Of Michigan,” 63, 65, 66 Beavers, Clyde, 111 Beck, Jim, 154, 192 “Bed Spring Motel,” 140 Beeler, Glen, 117, 122 Beemer, Brace, 61 Belcher, Red, 227 Bellevue Inn, 229 Bellmard, Bob, 21 Ben the Rodeo Tailor, 71 Benson, Leon, 135 Berry, Chuck, 140 Bethel, Terry, 108, 109, 113, 119–­ 22, 206, 214, 220–­22 “Better To Be Safe,” 48, 73, 234 “Beyond The Sunset,” 88 “Big Baboon, The,” 208 Big Barn Frolic (WJR), 8, 45, 47, 90–­ 93, 96, 135, 146, 148, 163, 164, 238, 243, 244, 263 “Big Blue Diamonds,” 49 “Big Chief Yodel,” 25 Big ‘D’ Jamboree (KRLD), 47, 49, 156, 205, 215 Big Maybelle, 136, 140 Big Slim. See Aliff, Big Slim Bigda, Tony, 24 Bigsby, Paul, 102, 103 Bill’s Barn, 9, 10, 246 “Birth Of The Blues,” 245 Black, Hal, 159, 160 “Black Sheep,” 20 Blackburn, Norman“Blackie,” 23; Roving Cowboys, 56, 57 Blanchard, Lowell, 55, 128, 158, 159 Blevins, Gaines, 226 Blevins, George, 168 Blevins, Taft“Rosebud,” 39, 56, 180 “Blind Heart,” 207 Bliss Theater, 22 Blissfield Theater, 125 “Bloodshot Eyes,” 124 “Blue Grass Tickling My Feet,” 201 “Blue Mountain Girl,” 191 Blue Mountain Girls, 80 Blue Ridge Mountaineers, 189 “Blue River,” 48, 233 Blue Sky Boys, 240 “Blue Suede Shoes,” 137, 217, 235 Bluebird Records, 5, 130 Bluegrass Hall of Fame at Salt River, Michigan , 275 “Blues I Can’t Hide,” 177 “Blues Stay Away From Me,” 117 Bob and Myrtle’s, 53 Bobby Stevenson Trio, 23, 176 Bob-­ Lo Island amusement park, 31 Boggs, Noel, 153 “Boogie Woogie,” 130 Boomfoozle, Denny. See Boots, Don Boone, Pat, 204, 235 Booth, John L., 2 Boots, Don, 83, 85, 88, 89 Boulevard Records, 105 Bowles, Charles, 2 Bowman, Guy (Brother Bill), 8 Boy and a Girl, A (WCAR), 57...

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