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Thread #136758 Message #3124805
Posted By: Jeri
30-Mar-11 - 10:30 AM
Thread Name: where do country singers get their names
Subject: RE: where do country singers get their names
From their mamas. Wikipedia is a good place to look.
Chet Atkins: Chester Burton Atkins (June 20, 1924 - June 30, 2001)
Hoyt Axton: Hoyt Wayne Axton (March 25, 1938 - October 26, 1999)
Ferlin Husky: Ferlin Eugene Husky (December 3, 1925 - March 17, 2011)
Dwight Yoakum: Dwight David Yoakam (born October 23, 1956)
Merle Travis: Merle Robert Travis (November 29, 1917 - October 20, 1983)