Here - Jim Reeves: His Untold Story

INDEX

Index Jim Reeves 

The Untold Story 

compiled by 

Lyle Johnston 

NFN: no first name found 

NLN: no last name 

Radio stations - found 

under radio 

Album titles found under 

albums 

Song titles found under 

songs 

TV stations under TV 

A-Team 397-398, 434 

Abelson, Jo 418 

Abbott Records 1, 2, 80, 

88, 90, 92, 107, 113-114, 

115, 118, 128, 143, 144, 

145, 147, 149, 157, 178, 

190, 204, 645 

Sid 80 

Abbott String Music 

Show 128 

ABC-TV 175, 223, 247, 

253, 295 

ABC/Paramount 

Records 230 

ABC Radio network 295 

see also American 

Broadcasting below 

Aberbach, Jean 114 

Julian 114 

Abhez, Eden 113 

Abilene, TX 362 

ABN radio network - see 

American 

Abraham, George 109 

Academy of Country 

Music 4 

Acclaim Music 291, 568, 

652 

Ackerman, Willie 387, 

395, 428, 434, 435, 439, 

452, 516, 573 

Acuff, Roy 87, 119, 191, 

650 

Acuff-Rose Publishing 

Co. 191, 362-363 

Adams, Addie 10 

Arizona 9 

Arminta 9 

Arnold 360 

Don 543 

(Mary) Beulah 

(see Reeves) 

Charlie 237-238 

Lorenzo 9, 10, 11 

Rose 360 

Wyatt 9 

Adare, Ireland 490 

Adkins, Halmond 585, 

625, 631 

Adlam, Basil 295 

Adler, Buzz 295 

Ahel, Nathan 411 

Airplane, Jim's 604f 

Beechcraft Debonair 

crash report 636ff 

see also Jim Reeves' 

"flying" 

Akron, NY 248 

Akron, OH 209 

Albany, GA 33, 42, 349 

baseball club 39, 41 

NY 171 

Albums: 

pirated 3 

sales 3 

"A Touch of Velvet" 

372, 395, 437 

"According to My 

Heart" 298 

Afrikaans 409, 439, 440 

"Best of" (Vol. 1) 578 

"Bimbo" 224 

"Blue Side of 

Lonesome" 228 

"Country Side of Jim 

Reeves, The" 437, 510 

"Christmas with Jim 

Reeves" 508-509, 

526 

"Elvis is Back" 538 

"Elvis Presley: A Life 

In Music: The 

Complete Sessions" 

538 

1 

albums, cont.: 

"Famous Original Hits 

by 25 Great Country 

Music Artists" 529 

"Girls I Have Known" 

242, 251, 256, 261 

"Gentleman Jim" 

443, 510 

cover 443 

"God Be With You" 257 

"Good 'n' Country" 519 

"He'll Have to Go" 

298-299 

"Intimate Jim Reeves, 

The" 300-301, 311 

"International Jim 

Reeves, The" 519 

"Jim Reeves" 226 

"Jim Reeves On Stage" 

360-361, 646 

"Jim Reeves and Some 

Friends" 285 

"Jim Reeves Sings" 

157, 289 

"Jim Reeves 

Way, The" 5, 649 

"Kimberley Jim" 

515, 538 

"Meet the Beatles" 538 

"Memories are Made of 

This" 3 

"Merry Christmas From 

Jim Reeves" 437 

"Moonlight and Roses" 

532, 573, 576, 578 

"Nashville Stars on 

Tour" 548 

"Night Life" 519 

"Singing Down the 

Lane" 177 

"Songs To Warm the 

Heart" 279, 409, 527 

"Talkin' to Your Heart" 

347, 348, 510 

"Tall Tales and Short 

Tempers" 324, 325 

"The Definitive 

Collection" 3

2 

Albums, cont.: 

"There's Someone Who 

Loves You" 361 

"Twelve Songs of 

Christmas" 432-437 

"Unforgettable Jim 

Reeves - Live" 200 

"We Thank Thee" 

386f, 437 

"Yours Sincerely" 37, 

460, 494 

Albuquerque, NM 

349, 382, 

Alconbury, England 497 

Aldrich, Charlie 248 

Aldridge, Roy 524, 526 

Alexander, A. L. 346 

Arthur 12 

Ken 360 

Alexandria, LA 

Daily Town Talk 55, 57 

Aces 55, 57, 66 

All Movie Guide 466 

All Music Guide 527 

Allan, David 546 

Allen, Debra 652 

Fred 436 

Ralph 23, 28, 32 

Rex 100, 165, 457, 589 

Rex, Jr. 4 

Steve 223, 231 

Allentown, PA 46 

Allison, Audrey 272 

Joe 248, 272, 282, 284, 

285, 289, 290, 329, 

537-538 

Allums, Corzette 30 

Alpert, Herb 113 

Alsup, Tommy 77 

Amarillo, TX 118, 176, 

346, 349, 365, 398, 521 

America (1950s) 85, 159 

(1960s) 343 

American Ballet 

Theater 375-376 

American Bandstand 

(TV show) 247, 319 

American Broadcasting 

Company 230 

Network 229ff, 245, 

363, 425, 433, 582 

American Federation of 

Musicians 286 

American Heart 

Association 169, 297 

American Junior Rodeo 

Association 123 

American Music 

publishers 107, 113 

American Society of 

Composers and 

Publishers (ASCAP) 

226ff 

Ames, Brothers 283 

Ed 4 

Amos, Betty 96 

Mary 602 

Amphetamines 318 

Amsterdam, Holland 556 

Anderson, Bill 268, 309, 

358-359, 362, 369, 

452, 519, 568, 612 

Herb 230, 231, 

232, 238-239, 245 

John 207 

Roger 612 

Rosalie 638 

Angelica, NY 252, 257 

Anger, Garrick 534 

Anglin, Mrs. Jack 535 

Angola, IN 260 

Angola, NY 223 

Anita Kerr Singers 175, 

230, 232, 234, 241, 

242, 254, 264, 302, 

324, 336, 352, 387, 

395, 403, 434, 435, 

436, 437, 439, 516, 

528, 530, 538, 546, 

547, 550, 551, 553, 

555, 561, 573, 589 

Anka, Paul 300 

Anthony, Ray 77 

Antonito, CO 156 

Apartheid 459-460 

Applewhite, Charlie 

224 

Arbieiderbladet 

(newspaper) 553 

Archer, Marie 30 

Archie Bunker's Place 

(TV series) 431 

Arkansas Fuel Oilers 

(baseball) 44 

Arklow, Ireland 485 

Arlen, Harold 172 

Armed Forces Radio 

Network 83, 98, 248, 

537, 546, 555 

TV Network 268 

Armstrong, Dean and the 

Arizona Dance 

Hands 104 

Louis 128, 424 

Arnheim, Gus 

Orchestra 229 

Arnold, Eddy 92, 152, 

164, 205, 207, 283, 284, 

303, 330, 393, 450, 530, 

568, 628, 629, 635, 641, 

643, 647, 648 

Lani 23, 40, 42, 110, 

184, 279, 445, 525, 531, 

578, 652, 653, 654 

Arthur, Dorothy 72 

Artists Service Bureau 

163, 164, 191 

Aqua 3 

Atkins, Chet 114, 153, 

159, 168, 192, 193, 198, 

201, 202, 203, 204, 222, 

226, 239, 240, 242, 252, 

264, 265, 267, 268, 277, 

279, 289-290, 291, 301- 

303, 305, 311, 315, 316, 

317, 321, 324, 325, 325- 

326, 327, 328, 330, 363, 

370, 371, 372, 386, 387, 

393, 400, 403, 405, 406, 

408, 411, 412, 413, 415, 

420, 421, 428, 433, 434, 

435, 436, 437, 441, 442, 

449, 450, 453, 509, 530, 

538, 545, 546, 547, 548, 

549, 550, 551, 555, 556, 

557, 560, 561, 574, 575, 

577, 578, 586, 588, 589,

Atkins, Chet, cont.: 

622, 624, 627, 641, 646, 

648-649, 657 

on Jim 4, 577 

Halmond 608, 609, 611, 

614, 616 

Jimmy 436 

Lowell 168 

Atlanta, GA 205, 246 

Fort McPherson 

hospital 246 

Auburndale, FL 449 

Audiophile Custom 

Associates (recording 

studio) Houston 68 

Auge, Henry "Bud" 

588, 589 

August, Adelle 136 

Augusta, GA 348 

Aumock, Nellie 

321-322, 639 

Aurora, CO 398, 524 

Austin, TX 27, 31, 150, 

329, 330, 362, 398, 477, 

542 

Autry, Gene 100, 175, 

436, 457, 551 

Avalon, Frankie 247 

Axton, Mae 140, 205 

Ayres, Frank 131 

Roy 226 

Azores Islands - 136-137 

-B- 

Babcock, Joseph 428 

Bach, Byron 373, 531 

Bachelors, The 559, 648 

Backstreet (movie) 368 

Backus, Jim 231, 425 

Bailes Brothers 87 

Bailey, Alan 559 

Cecil 233 

Pearl 543 

Baker, MT 363 

Baker, K. 30, 32 

LaVern 246 

Ray 348, 394, 443-444, 

452, 453, 456, 471, 

483, 485, 515, 517, 

Baker, Ray, cont.: 

520, 523, 530, 532, 

541, 560, 561, 568, 

569, 572, 575, 577, 

586, 587, 588, 594, 

612, 619, 623, 635, 

643, 645, 647 

Bakersfield, CA 124 

Blackboard 125 

Pumpkin Center Barn 

Dance 104, 113 

Baldwin Park, CA 124 

Ballymena, Ireland 505 

Ballou, Bud 546 

Baloney, Linzo 28, 39 

Baltimore, MD 105 

Baltimore Sun 319 

Bandera, TX 196, 314, 

355, 391, 398, 581 

Bankhead, Tallulah 295 

Banks, Brenton 

301, 373, 573 

Baptist Missionary 

Fellowship 49 

Barber, Miller 476 

Bare, Bobby 317, 440, 

538, 546, 547, 548, 

549, 550, 551, 555, 

556, 557, 561 

Barker, Bob 332 

Barksdale Air Base 44, 

88 

Barlow, Jack 589 

Barnard, Blanche 

287, 364 

William 364 

Barnes, Dave 500 

Barnett, Mandy 4 

NFN 34 

Red 28 

Baron, Shep 55 

Barr, Sammy 504, 505, 

506, 

Barry, Jim 355, 382, 638 

Dorothy 638 

Kevin 505 

Bart, Teddy 641 

Barter, Frieda 22, 23 

Bartlet, Ray 85 

Barton, Billy 80 

NFN 624 

Bash, Mr/Mrs. 

Murray 207 

Bassey, Shirley 499 

Bates, Helen 25, 44, 45, 

Marcus 25, 26, 32, 44, 

45 

Shirley 80, 81, 89, 124, 

125, 126, 127, 128, 129 

Batesville, AR 591, 597f, 

611, 624 

Guard (newspaper) 599 

Battle of Vicksburg 9 

Baumberger, Peter 567 

Baylor University 57 

Baytown, TX 301 

BBC radio 217, 493 

Bea Sez, Del Sez 

(newsletter) 115 

Bear Family Records 285 

Bearden, Tom 74, 90, 91, 

96, 103 

Beatles, The 3, 133, 168, 

481, 493, 538, 553, 559, 

560, 590, 648 

Beaumont, TX 40, 267 

Mecca Club 423 

"Beautiful People" 

(movie) 410 

Beck, Jim 74 

recording studio 

74, 81, 156 

Beerling, Johnny 494 

Beeville, TX 390 

Bel Aires 135 

Belafonte, Harry 

278, 283, 437 

Belfast, Ireland 481, 489 

Belle Meade Country 

Club, Nashville 328 

Bellingham, WA 479 

Ben Hunter TV Show 196 

Benett, Carol 232 

Bendig, Betty 658 

Bennett, Boyd 226 

and his Rockets 

Tony 246, 424, 478, 657 

3

4 

Benny, Jack 377, 450 

Benson, George 364 

Bergen, Edgar 332 

Polly 424 

Bergmann, Ted 431 

Berlin, Germany 550, 589 

Sportpalast auditorium 

Berlin, Irving 242, 374 

Berlin, NJ 223 

Berlin Philharmonic 

Orchestra 261 

Bermner, Johnny 506 

Berrein Springs, MI 257 

Berry, Bob 382 

Chuck 40, 388 

Bethany, LA 46 

Beyonce 3 

Biederbecke, Bix 281 

Big D Jamboree, Dallas 

67, 74, 84, 95, 97, 143, 

265, 527 

Big River (musical) 268 

Big Spring, TX 27 

Big Dreams & Broken 

Hearts - The Dottie West 

Story (movie) 441 

Big State Jamboree 362 

Bigley, T. C. 566 

Billboard (magazine) 

2, 3, 69, 84, 92, 99, 103, 

111, 115, 118, 125, 128, 

132, 145, 146, 149, 150, 

157, 159, 165, 176, 185, 

187, 188, 191, 197, 226, 

264, 269, 272, 278, 279, 

311, 320, 327, 375, 379, 

395, 445, 519, 527, 546, 

573, 589, 647, 650 

Billings, MT 184, 362, 

363, 394 

Birmingham AL 347 

England 559 

Bishop, Tommy 89 

Bixby, Bill 332 

Black Aces (band) 489 

Black Americans 

159, 347-348 

Black, Bill 133 

Cilla 559 

music 1 

Michael 494-496 

Blackboard Cafe, 

Bakersfield, CA 144 

Blake, Amanda 332 

Don 96, 144 

Katharine 489 

Blakely, Art 172 

Blanc, Mel 332 

Blarney Stone 490 

Block, Martin 297-298 

Bloemfontein, South 

Africa 411, 412 

Blondell, Joan 332 

Blue, Arkey 580 

Blue Boys 178-179, 

224, 261 - first called; 

262, 263, 312-335, 337, 

345, 346, 347, 348, 

349, 350, 351, 351-352, 

353, 355-356, 364, 365, 

368, 370, 372, 379, 

381, 382, 390, 392, 

396, 401, 403, 405, 

409, 411, 412, 414, 

415, 420, 423, 424, 

429, 444, 445, 448, 

449, 452, 456, 459, 

460, 461, 463, 468, 

472, 473, 475, 477-479, 

481, 483, 485, 488, 

491-491, 493, 496, 499, 

502, 505, 506, 508, 

516, 520, 522, 523, 

524, 525, 527, 539, 

542, 544, 547, 552, 

(implied 557), 560, 

566, 569, 589, 599, 

611, 644, 646 

BMI - see Broadcast 

Bolin, John 64 

Bond, Johnny 97, 154, 

295, 324, 639 

Borchert, Gunter 548 

Borge, Victor 353 

Boston, MA 171-172, 

228 

Bounds, Buddy 28 

George 28 

Henry 28, 30 

Bowes, Margie 348 

Boy Scouts 169 

Boyer, Cloyd 46 

Bradley, Chuckie 136 

Harold 263, 435, 508, 

530, 531, 532, 573 

O. Hinton 649 

Owen 160, 180, 228, 

230, 232, 235, 236, 241, 

243, 245, 263, 264, 330, 

363, 375, 652 

Studio 180, 224, 263 

Bradshaw, Carolyn 104, 

106, 115, 115-116, 

Braese, Evelyn 454 

William 454, 455 

Braga Sisters 279 

Bragg, Ray 110 

Braille Bible 531 

Brangwag (magazine) 

409, 410 

Brasfield, Rod 175 

Brazeal, Lucky 625 

Breakfast Club 230, 438 

Breast, Winifred 373, 

395, 400, 428, 436, 439, 

440 

Breen, John 489 

Bremerton, WA 479 

Brennan, Sandra 466 

Brewer, Dean 456 

Teresa 426 

Bridgewater, NS 

Canada 275 

Bristol, TN 348 

British Lions (rugby) 

404, 411, 412 

Broadcast Music 

Incorporated (BMI) 

226ff, 237-238, 328, 

329 

Broadcasting 

(magazine) 285 

Brooks Brothers 140 

Brooks, Garth 4 

Brower, Cecil 264, 301, 

373, 378, 531, 573

Brown, Augusta 52 

Billy 272, 277, 282 

Browns, The 94, 118, 

148, 208, 209, 212, 214, 

285-286, 365, 380, 569, 

573, 587, 588, 647 

Bonnie 118, 209, 212, 

214, 216, 365, 380, 587 

Jim Ed 118, 124, 125, 

127, 127-128, 131, 132, 

148, 149, 150, 151, 208, 

209, 212, 214, 286, 359 

365, 380, 587, 648, 653 

Loretta 333 

Maxine 118, 124, 125, 

127, 128, 129, 131, 

132, 148, 149, 150, 

151, 208, 211, 212, 

214, 215, 216, 218, 

359, 365, 380, 587 

Brownwood, TX 94, 107 

Brundage, Bill 196 

Bruner, Doug 594 

Brussels, Belgium 557 

Bryant, Boudleaux 

242-243, 265 

Felice 242-243 

Buddy Dean Show 319 

Buchmann, Karl 546 

Buck, Louis 306 

Buckley, Louis 640 

Buick, (1932) 190 

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 

418, 419, 420 

Bullock, Bull 405 

Sam 65 

"Bundle of Joy" 

(musical) 172 

Bundy, Dick 592 

Bunratty Castle 506 

Bunyan, Fred 526, 577, 

594, 597, 619, 620, 622, 

625, 629, 636 

Burgess, Dave 190 

Jack 405 

Sonny 600 

Burgess, Wilma 645, 647, 

650, 652 

Burke, Mildred 179, 348 

Ross 179, 348 

Burks, Billy 433, 434 

Bubba 598 

Ethel 599 

John 598 

Josie 598, 599 

Laura 598 

Burley, ID 128 

Burlington, NC 389 

Burma Shave signs 342 

Burnett, Smiley 189, 

562 

Burns, George 177 

Robert 38 

Burton, Bob 237, 639 

Gary 317 

James 313 

Buttery, Kenny 530, 532 

547, 556 

Buttram, Pat 100 

"By the Seat of My Pants 

- My Life In Country 

Music" (book) 618 

Bynam, Hal 193, 194 

Byrd, Billy 319, 364 

Byrdland guitar 364 

Bryne, Gay 559 

Byrnes, Jimmie 41, 42 

Byron, Lord 446 

-C- 

Cadenhead, Leonard 17 

Caine, Michael 562 

Caldwell, Jack 131, 189 

Caesar, Sid 319 

Calavier Films 467 

Cal's Corral (TV/radio 

program) 295 

Calgary, Alberta 184, 

364, 517 

Call, Jack 454 

Callas, Maria 142 

Campbell, Archie 289, 

347, 353, 429 

George 20 

Mary 526 

Campbell, Pat 497-498, 

557, 558, 559, 567, 

584, 588, 638 

Canby, MN 349 

Cannon, Ace 647 

Henry 176, 245, 

377, 526 

Sarah see Minnie Pearl 

Cantwell, John 489 

Capetown, South 

Africa 412, 414-415 

Cape Times (Capetown 

newspaper) 415 

Capitol Records 74, 136, 

239, 311 

Capri Enlisted Men Club, 

Friedberg, Germany 548 

Caram, G. 639 

Cardwell, Jack 561 

Carlisle, Bill 87, 168, 

185, 187, 194, 568 

Ken "Thumbs" 319, 373, 

381 

Carlsbad, NM 157 

Carmichael, Hoagy 543 

Carnegie Hall 2, 376 

Carolina Cloggers 181 

Carousel Club, 

Nashville 317 

Carpenter, Howard 

373, 573 

William 599, 649 

Carr, Wynona 395 

Caribbean (Islands) 3 

Carroll, Alvie 13 

Diahann 169, 170, 172 

Carruthers, Hugh 

467, 468 

Carson, Jenny 63, 64 

Johnny 223, 231, 648 

Martha 191, 595 

Carstens, Nico 460, 461, 

Carter, Anita 193, 224, 

639 

Family 477, 639, 647 

June 181, 262, 278, 

279, 291, 320, 639 

Carter, Maybelle 638, 641 

5

6 

Carthage, TX 8, 10, 25, 

30, 39, 41, 59, 134, 641 

658 

high school 24, 27, 28, 

29, 30, 244, 255, 642 

bulldogs 27, 30, 33 

Jim's Memorial 

641, 658 

Cartwright, Ann 35 

Cary, Renwicke 119, 520 

Cash, Johnny 95, 100, 

110, 142, 168, 193, 194, 

198, 273, 360, 434, 539, 

551, 584, 651 

June 539 

Cashbox (magazine) 95, 

165, 264, 289, 299, 330, 

348, 394, 449, 474, 538, 

545, 557 

Casper, Billy 425 

Casper, WY 200, 272 

Castleberry, Mattie 76 

Castro Sisters 127 

Cathedral of Notre-Dame 

at Reims 137, 138 

Cavazos, Bobby 334 

Nancy 334 

CBC TV 248 

CBS Radio 82, 83, 160 

TV 196, 224 

Cedar Rapids, IA. 

Danceland 167, 250, 

251, 271, 301 

Gazette 261, 578 

Cedarwood Publishing 

Co. 191 

Central Songs (music 

publisher) 113 

Cerebral Palsy 169 

Chadwick, Jennie 28 

Chambersburg, PA 220 

Chance, "Lightnin'" 263 

Chaney, Fred 643 

Charities 170f 

Charlemagne 210 

Charles, Ray 211, 489 

Charleston, SC 184, 518, 

Charlotte, NC 518 

Chase, Les 270 

Chattel mortgages 13 

Chaumont, France 137 

Chavez, Alice 140 

Benny 140 

Chawkins, Curly 381 

Checker, Chubby 

490, 501 

Cher 100 

Cherokee Cowboys 123 

Cherry Creek Tavern 

Kerrville, TX 104 

Cheyenne (dog) 247, 

255, 296, 309, 471, 

473, 483, 518, 519, 

545, 580, 586, 627, 

649 

Cheyenne, WY 349 

Chicago, IL 173 

Daily News 393 

Hotel Sherman 230 

Childre, Lew 181, 253 

Chinnery, Derek 493, 

494 

Chino, CA 148 

Christmas (1957) 241 

"Christmas Tribute to the 

Late and Great Hank 

Williams" 444 

Chudd, Lew 73, 74, 75 

Churches: 

Baptist, Henderson 67 

Central Baptist 17, 

641 

First Baptist 34 

First Methodist 17 

Methodist, Carthage 

27, 59 

of Saint-Jean- 

Baptiste 137 

Cincinnati, OH 173 

Reds 45 

Circle O Ranch Boys 90 

Circus Krone 549 

Ciudad Acuna, Mexico 

110-111 

Civil War 7, 9 

Clabaugh, David 35, 

255 

Clampett, Jed 285 

Clapton, Eric 100 

Clark, Buddy (Samuel 

Goldberg) 79, 229, 295, 

Dick 247, 250, 259- 

260, 401, 

Peter 485 

Ray 474 

Roy 475, 477 

Truman 625 

Clay, Henry 94 

Clement, Frank 208, 217, 

221, 255, 521, 541 

Frank, Jr. 208, 653 

Jack 309 

Robert (Bob) 521, 654 

Clements, Zeke 593 

Cleveland, OH 171-172 

Clevenger, "Little Auggie" 

233 

Cleaver, Troy 601 

Cliatt, Emily 349 

Cline, Arnold 447 

Patsy 95, 109, 223, 

225, 232, 278, 317, 320, 

363, 364, 374, 375, 376, 

378, 379, 389, 442, 454- 

456, 475, 508, 574, 587, 

622, 635, 652 

Clinton, Bill 654 

Clooney, Rosemary 

153, 267 

Cloquet, MN 185 

Clovis, NM 349 

Cluskey, Con 481 

Dec 481, 483, 484, 

Coasters 227 

Cobb, David 221, 230, 

234, 236, 306 

Coburn, Cy 152-153, 199 

Cochran, Eddie 260 

Hank 374, 428, 442, 

573-574, 595, 601 

Cockrell, Edith Grace 

24, 26, 35, 44, 46, 47, 

48, 58 

Coffeen, Selby 203, 204, 

208 

Cohen, Paul 143 

Cohn, Nudie 100

Coke Time with Eddie 

Fisher (TV program) 

172 

Coker, Arvadena 124, 

125, 127, 144 

Sandy 124, 125, 126, 

127, 128 

Colbert, Bill 606, 608, 

609, 611, 613, 618 

Claudette 177 

Colburn, John 9, 10 

Cole, Marie 649 

Nat King 5, 64, 97, 

113, 242, 263, 295, 347, 

395, 526, 649 

Coleraine Chronicle 


Colley, Mark 4 

Collins, Bryant 46 

Chris 568 

Jud 560 

Colona, Jerry 43 

Colorado Springs, CO 

522, 523 

Columbia Records 92, 

272, 277, 330 

Columbia, SC 205, 444, 

518, 

Columbo, Russ 79 

Columbus, GA 347 

Commercials 233 

Como, Perry 5, 79, 153, 

165, 169, 220, 229, 230, 

233, 267, 281, 283, 303, 

474, 657 

Computicket 403 

Congress, U.S. 227, 438 

Connelly, G. G. 639 

Conner, David 86 

Continental Airlines 158 

Coogan, Francis 135 

Cooke, Sam 172 

Cook's Hoedown, 

Houston 68 

Cooper, Bob 377 

Gary 135, 368 

George, Jr. 233, 235 

Stoney 535 

Copa Club, 

Secaucus, NJ 142 

Copas, Cowboy 95, 175, 

199, 291, 453-456, 

475, 508 (inferred) 

Mary 458, 535 

Copenhagen, Denmark 

550-551, 589 

Core, W. J. 633 

Cork, Ireland 483, 486, 

488 

Cornehl, Adolph 134 

Corpus Christi, TX 

Hoedown Hall 160 

Town Hall Auditorium 

423 

Corral Wranglers 68 

Corunna, MI 257 

Corsey, Farris 233 

Cortez, CO 151, 156 

Cotton 13 

Coucy-le-Chateau- 

Auffrique, France 138 

Coursey, Farris 242 

Courtney, Al "Rusty" 21, 

63, 68, 74, 75, 107, 

113, 428 

Farris 373 

Mitchell 21, 63-64 

Country America 

(TV show) 248, 281 

Country Hoedown 

(TV show) 248 

College series 262 

Country Music 

Association 165, 225, 

264, 528 

Disc Jockey 

Convention 

see below "disc" 

Foundation 99, 225 

Hall of Fame 529, 650 

Week 438-439 

Country music changed 

from hillbilly music 

253 

Country Music Festival 

329, 372, 519 

Country music in New 

York City 376 

"Country & Western 

Music Unifies Musical 

Heritage" (article) 

589-590 

Country Music Jubilee 

Springfield (TV show) 

223, 248, 253, 267, 307 

Country Music Time 

(radio show) 263 

Country Song Roundup 

(magazine) 281, 439, 590 

Country Style U.S.A 

(radio show) 224, 263 

Coursey, Farris 226 

Cousin Emmy 87 

Jody 175, 181 

Coventry, Great 

Britain 480 

Cowles Brothers 118 

Cowtown Jamboree (TV 

show) Fort Worth 566 

Cox, Jim 278 

Wally 223 

Craig, Frances 160 

Cramer, Floyd 81, 89, 

90, 107, 148, 156, 180, 

181, 186, 187, 199, 222, 

226, 242, 267, 275, 289, 

296, 317, 327, 336, 352, 

362, 370, 374, 395, 400, 

403, 405, 406, 408, 411, 

412, 415, 420, 421, 428, 

434, 435, 436, 437, 439, 

452, 516, 589, 599, 641 

Crampton, Bruce 476 

Crawford, Cliff 60, 62 

Croce, Jim 566 

Crocker, Geneva 8 

Cromwell, Alton 28 

Crook, Anna 244 

Crosby, Bing 4, 5, 79, 

136, 197, 199, 223, 229, 

284, 295, 426, 436, 479, 

656 

Cross. Sylvester 113 

Crozier, Bill 555 

Csida, Joe 207 

7

8 

Cugat, Xavier 119 

Cunningham, Larry 

488, 490 

Marietta 510 

Curran, Gary 488, 489, 

490 

Curtis Artists Productions 

287, 447, 448, 507, 

518, 538 

Cutrer, T. Tommy 101- 

102, 165, 195, 204, 278, 

320, 339, 370, 377, 429, 

519, 610, 611, 614, 618, 

619 

Vicki 102 

- D - 

Dacus, Smokey 562, 563 

Daffen, Ted 191 

Dailey, Frank 281 

Dale, Jeff 62 

Dallas, TX 30, 42, 73, 

365, 398 

Adamson baseball 34 

Longhorn Ranch 

314, 476 

Daltrey, Roger 4 

Daly, Bill 205 

Edward 501, 502, 503 

Damone, Vic - 295, 657 

Dana, Bill 222 

Dance halls 65, 262, 272, 

Dandridge, Dorothy 347 

Danville, MO 349 

VA 184, 452 

Danza, Ted 431 

Darin, Bobby 300 

Darlene, Donna 273 

Darnell, Mildred 103, 151 

Davenport, IA 449 

Davies, David 403, 407, 

408, 410, 411, 412, 413, 

414, 416, 418, 419, 420 

Davis, Ames 654 

Bette 177 

Bob 26, 68 

Davis, cont.: 

Clive 118 

Don 89, 148, 149 

Gene 561 

Jimmie 347 

Lucky Brazeal 108, 

109-110, 150 

Miles 172, 267 

Monroe 365 

Skeeter 339, 374, 441, 

452, 641, 656 

W. Terry 650, 651, 

652, 653, 654, 655 

Dawson Creek, British 

Columbia 364 

Dawson, Neville 457 

Day, Doris 295 

Jimmy 81, 90, 107, 

148, 180, 181, 182, 

189, 200, 252, 258, 

262, 263, 319, 561 

Deadwood, TX 10 

Dean, Dixie 308 

Jimmy 224, 225, 317, 

365, 543, 544, 545, 

580, 649 

Deane, Buddy 319 

Deaton, Billy 380, 476, 

568, 581 

DeBerry, TX 20, 25, 27, 

32, 35, 39, 43, 130, 

134, 380, 578-579, 641 

school 23 

Decca Records 143, 311, 

330, 447 

British 497, 498-499, 

Dedmon, Tommy 497 

Dee, Billy 118 

Deejay (magazine) 

205, 262 

Deen, Dixie 112 

Deets, Jimmy 124 

DeHavilland, Olivia 368 

Del Rio, TX 110, 111, 

349 

Delano, CA 124 

DeLacey, Ruth 627 

DeLaval, Ralph 

(aka Jack Miller) 535 

Dell, Frank 592-593 

DeMille, Cecil 196 

Dempsey, Jack 436 

DePaul, Art 328 

den Dulk, Arie 

130, 515, 586 

Denning, Mark 354 

Sisters 354 

Denny, Jim 163, 164, 

191, 207, 221, 224, 449 

Denver, John 566 

Devitt, Dermot 506 

Deputies (band) 378 

Derek, Jon 490, 491, 496, 

497 

Derry, Northern 

Ireland 501-502, 503, 

Derry (Northern Ireland) 

Journal (newspaper) 501 

Des Moines, IA 118 

KRNT Theater 118 

Register and Tribune 


Det Nye (magazine) 554 

Detroit, MI 105, 173 

Roosevelt 

Lounge 105 

Devens, Mindy 387 

Devine, Ott 347, 376, 377 

Devol, Frank 97 

Devore, Sy 539 

DeVos, NFN 418 

DeWitt, Jack (John) 

191, 207, 208, 230 

Dexter, MO 180 

Diamond, F. 538 

Dick, Charlie 109, 232, 

318, 454, 458 

Dick Clark Beechnut 

Show 259-260, 319 

Dickens, Charles 232 

Jimmie 120, 224, 270, 

349, 589 

Diddley, Bo 401 

Diekman, Diane 390 

Dillard, Dottie 234, 235, 

285, 324, 336, 393, 573 

DiMaggio, Joe 30 

Dion and the 

Belmonts 319

Disc Jockey Convention, 

Nashville (1954) 134 

(other years) 197, 165, 

237, 264, 288, 328-329, 

(see Country Music 

Festival) 

Disch, Billy 34 

Disney, Walt 485 

Doerhoff, Lena 599 

Doherty, Shirley 59, 66, 

67, 82, 93, 112, 131, 

133, 143, 144, 149, 178, 

204, 385, 392-393 

Dollarhide, William 8 

Dolores and The Blue- 

bonnet Boys 68 

Donegal, Ireland 488 

Doonican, Van 501 

Dorris, CA. 86 

Dorsey, Jimmy 75, 141, 

239, 281, 479 

Tommy 75, 119, 141, 

204, 479 

Dot Records 207 

Double Payola 69 

Downbeat (magazine) 

135, 178 

Downs, Hugh 450 

Dr. Kildare 

(TV show) 544 

Drake, Jack 333, 444 

Pete 264, 370, 392, 

395, 452, 453 

Draper, Rusty 363 

Drummond, Steve 

174, 185, 587 

Dreyer, W. 412 

Drumkeen, Ireland 482 

Drusky, Roy 589 

Dub Poston and his Down 

Town Playboys 68 

Dublin, Ireland 481, 485, 

488 

Dubuque, IA 272 

Dude Ranch 

Jamboree 182 

Duff, Mary 506 

Duke Ellington 

Orchestra 79 

Duluth, MN 323 

Duncan, Peter 217 

Dundalk, Ireland 500 

Dunn, Leo 222 

Louie 209, 212, 

217, 222, 378 

Durango, CO 156 

Durante, Jimmy 295, 

424 

Durban, South Africa 

416 

Durham, Hal 621-622 

Dvorak, Ann 143, 144 

Dyersburg, TN 606-607, 

636 

Dyson, Bobby 327, 

381, 392, 396, 428, 

429, 456, 461, 472, 

473, 475, 478, 496, 

507, 511, 566, 629 

- E - 

Earhart, Amelia 612 

East Dubuque, IL 

Moonlight Garden 

200, 262 

East Texas Baptist 

College 55 

Easter Seals 169 

Eastern Province Herald 

(South Africa 

newspaper) 404 

Eastman, Robert 230 

Eberlobato Dancers 424 

Echols, Robert 525 

Eckstein, Billy 2, 169, 

172 

Edenton, Ray 263, 275, 

336, 428 

Edge, James 28 

Leroy 28 

Edgin, Dolores 573 

Edmonton, Alberta 158, 

184, 322, 364, 516, 

Edmonton Journal 


Eide, Gunnar 553, 555 

Eisenhower, Dwight 85, 

159, 217, 261, 342 

Mamie 261 

Eivind, NFN 553, 554 

El Cajon, CA 112 

El Paso, TX 119, 156, 

349 

Jubilee 123 

Elk Mountain WY 156 

(near Rawlins) 

Elko, NV 275 

Elliott, Louis 6, 10, 11, 

14, 337 

Mary 6, 9, 10, 11, 14, 

337 

Ellis, George 353 

Emerson, Lee 194, 286 

Emery, Ralph 290, 306- 

307, 320, 324, 628 

Eminem 3 

Emmons, Buddy 319 

Encino, NM 158 

England 3 

Enid, OK 366 

Ennis, Ireland 482 

Erwin, Micheal 138 

Escott, Colin 26, 83, 144 

Eshliman, Billie 

(see Williams/Horton) 

Espey, Mae 630, 647 

Essen, Germany 549-550 

Eugene, OR 128 

Eureka, CA 148, 150 

Europe (1957) 210f 

eastern 3 

(1964) 547-559, 589- 

590, 590 

Evangeline 54 

Eveleth, MN 185 

Evans, Dale see Rogers 

Johnny 390 

Evergreen Place (Jim 

Reeves Museum) 

652, 655 

Everly, Don 183, 232, 

243, 262, 319, 363, 489 

Phil 183, 232, 243, 

262, 319, 363, 489 

9

10 

- F - 

Fabian 247, 330 

Fabulous Las Vegas 


Fairbanks, Douglas 96 

Fairfax, VA? 398 

Fairfield, IL 180 

Faith, Perry 300 

Fan club 151, 183, 184, 

185, 186, 336, 650 

Farm animals 

geese 15 

mules 19 

Farmer, James, Jr. 51 

Farmington, NM 156, 

382, 477 

Farris, Bob 265 

Father of Country 

Music 15 

Faulk, Bib 34 

Faye, Rita 181 

Feille, Jerry 58 

Feller, Bob 47 

Fender Guitars 337 

Ferguson, Bob 622 

Leo 60 

Fernando, Leo 657 

Majella 657 

Ferris, Bob 270 

Fiedler, Arthur 278 

Fielding, Myrtle 323 

Finch, Robert 32, 33 

Fine, Bob 271 

Finkley, Bill 233 

Finley, Larry 248 

Fisher, Eddie 2, 119, 

147-148, 169, 172, 173, 

261 

Fitzgerald, Ella 172, 388 

F. Scott 170 

Zelda 170 

Flaherty, Jim 311 

Flapper girl 6 

Flat Earth Society 135 

Flatt, Lester 334, 348, 

528 with 

Scruggs, Earl 334, 

348, 528 

and Foggy Mountain 

Boys 

Fletcher, J. D. 562, 563 

564, 585, 

Flint, Marie 375 

Florence, SC 184 

Flying Saucers 494 

Flying W Ranch TV 

Show Cincinnati 119 

Foggo, Jane 639 

Foley, Red 110, 180, 

189, 223, 233, 248, 

253-254, 257, 267, 279, 

330, 349, 641, 643 

Betty 189 

Fontana, D. J. 131, 148 

Wayne and the 

Mindbenders 559 

Food, 1930's 17-18 

Foray, June 135, 136 

Ford, Ernie 115, 353, 

438 

Judy 123, 124, 131, 

276-277, 362, 386, 

395, 520, 534, 536- 

537, 541, 564-567, 

575, 580, 594, 627, 

643, 656-657 

Libby 510 

Tommy 213, 214, 215, 

217, 218, 259 

Fordyce, Keith 558 

Fort Worth TX 362, 566 

Majestic Theater 301 

Panther Hall 566, 591 

Foshee, Nevelyn 17, 

17-18, 19, 22, 327, 

Foster, Stephen 400 

Fott, Solie 373, 573 

Fountainhead 

(movie) 368 

Four Lads 246 

4-Star Records 74 

Four Deacons 87 

45 singles 225 

Frank, Rosa 457 

Frankfurt, Germany 555 

Rhein-Main Air Base 557 

Franklin, Aretha 

142, 395 

H. Wayne 355 

Franks, Tillman 40, 79, 

82, 94, 100, 116, 322, 

323, 329-330 

Fred Rockett studio 281 

Frederick, MD 319 

The Post 

Fredericksburg, TX 370 

Free Starters (South 

Africa band) 412 

Freed, Alan 298 

Freedom Rides 347 

Freeman, Darrell 625 

Ernie 97, 302 

French, Andrew 42 

Fresno, CA: The Barn 

268 

Fort Washington Club 

104, 124 

Friday Night Frolic 

see Grand Ole Opry 

Friedman, [Herb] 406, 

409, 417, 420 

Frizzell, Lefty 74, 156, 

444 

"From Here to Eternity" 

(movie) 239, 457 

Fuller, Bill 448 

Robert 562 

- G - 

Gable, Clark 217 

Dorothy 174 

Gaines, Harry 123-124 

Gale, Jack 105 

Red 275, 276 

Gallagher, John 355 

Galloway, TX 6, 17, 19 

Galveston, TX 70 

Galveston (TX) Daily 

News 38 

Galway, Ireland 482-483 

Games, childhood 14-15, 

18-19, 19, 27 

Gannaway, Al 180, 184

Garber, Jan 76 

Gardo, Greta 391 

Gardner, Walter 355 

Garland, Billy 363 

Evelyn 363 

Hank 152, 193, 198, 

243, 265, 267, 296-297, 

317, 319, 324, 336, 363, 

364, 430 

Judy 223 

Garlow, Clarence 69 

Garrett, Bobby 70-71, 

74, 151, 153, 159, 164, 

209, 212, 213, 222, 275, 

352, 

Garroway, Dave 220 

Garson, Greer 295 

Gary, TX 27 

Gastonia (NC) Gazette 


Gath, Cheryl 540 

Doris 224, 235, 236- 

237, 255-256, 260, 287, 

288, 296, 298, 314, 323, 

333, 336, 439, 540, 589, 

639, 644, 649 

Eldon 256, 323 

Elmer 237, 255-256, 

260, 288, 296, 298, 439, 

540, 589, 639, 644 

Jimmie 323 

Gaunt, Hunter 375 

Gavin, John 368 

Karl 516, 532 

Gay, Connie 225 

Gaynor, Mitzi 388 

George Hamilton IV 

Show (radio) 263 

Georgia Gibbs and Her 

Million Record Show 223 

Germany 211, 219 

Germon, Robin 412-413, 

414 

Giacotto, Luciano 405 

Gibbs, Georgia 223 

"Pappy" 356 

Gibson, Don 326, 329, 

363, 364, 539 

Earl 380 

Gilbert 399-400, 410, 

422, 458, 459, 460, 

461, 462, 463, 465, 

467, 469, 470, 471, 

518, 639, 645 

Yvonne 467, 639 

Gilbert, Martin 529 

Gill, Vince 4 

Gillespie, Dizzy 172 

Ric 536, 612, 

Gimble, Johnny 74 

Glacier National 

Park, MT 158 

Gladewater, TX 69, 80, 

124, 150 

Glasgow, MT 322 

Glaser, Brothers 639 

Tompall 639 

Glenn, E. V. 212 

John 609 

Gobel, George 424 

God 179 

Godrey, Arthur 101, 

165, 172, 230, 245 

Godsey, Julie 279 

Goethe 210 

Gold, Marty 301, 302 

Golden West Cowboys 

119 

Goldwater, Barry 227 

Goldwin, Larry 480, 482 

Goodland, KS 398 

Goodman, Benny 97, 

141, 169, 479 

Gordon, Dexter 172 

Dutch 233 

Mack 574 

Gordona, Maria 247 

William 247 

Gordy, John 152, 233, 

235 

Gore, Al, Sr. 227 

Gorme, Eydie 543, 544, 

545 

Gospel Music 


Goulet, Robert 388 

11 

Graham, Billy 85, 223 

Grammar, Billy 339 

Mrs. NFN 641 

Grammy Awards 372 

Gramophone 4 

Granata, Charles 270 

Grand Forks, ND 541 

Grand Junction, CO 151, 

156, 157, 160, 252 

Grand Ole Opry 1, 2, 60, 

72, 82, 83, 87, 98-99, 

119, 147, 154, 160-164, 

165, 166, 173, 175, 176, 

178, 180 - in color, 185, 

191, 192, 193, 200, 205, 

207, 208, 221, 235, 238, 

240, 253, 257, 263, 278, 

279, 288, 305, 313, 318, 

333, 339, 348, 364, 372, 

375-376, 376-377, 379, 

381, 386, 391, 392, 393, 

398, 429, 430, 438-439, 

443, 444, 477, 511, 518- 

519, 529, 586, 622, 628, 

656 

Friday Night Frolic 251, 

278, 279, 288, 305, 320, 

328, 329, 331, 394, 398, 

430, 443 

Grand Prairie, TX 541 

Grand Prize Beer 38 

Grand Rapids, MI 265, 

324, 389 

Grant, Al 506 

Gary 332 

Gogi 261 

Kathryn 136, 141 

Graves, June 28, 30, 32, 

33, 34, 37, 39, 46 

Gray, Claude 346, 349, 

391 

Glen 76 

Joyce Gray-see Jackson 

Mark 290 

Pete 45 

Great Depression 17 

Great Falls, MT 365 

Greco, Jose 142

12 

Greeley, CO 261 

Green, Ben 207, 208 

Cecil 72 

Douglas 57 

Greenberg, Hank 47 

Greene, Loren 567 

Gregory, Ed 652, 653-654 

Vonna 654 

Grey, Claude see Gray 

Griff, Ray 517 

Griffin, Clyde 570, 585, 

600, 623 

Merv 231 

Griffith, Paul 28 

Grint, Irene 492 

Groom, Dewey 448, 476, 

522, 643 

H. L. 34 

Gubernay, NFN 47 

Guest Star (radio) 295 

Gulf Brewing Co. 38 

Gurnee, Hal 543 

Gustafson, Cliff 34 

Guthrie, Jack 175 

Woody 175 

Guttenberg, IA 251 

- H - 

Hadley Harriet band 272 

Hagerman, ID: Midwest 

Dance Pavilion 

Hale, Joe 641 

Haley, Bill and the 

Comets 260 

Halifax, NS Canada 274 

Hall, Buddy 230, 235, 

236, 245 

Charley 207, 217 

Dan 45 

Emma 45 

Ivan 467, 468 

Jackie 195 

James Travis 45 

Wayne 194, 195 

Hamblin, Stuart 154 

Hamburg, Germany 547 

Hamilton, George IV 

225, 252, 262, 450 

Hamilton, Ontario 41 

Hammond, IN 539 

Hampton, Lionel 97 

Hancock, Emory 28 

Hanie, A. J. 7, 8 

Hanna, Joe 164-165 

Hanna, WY 156, 157 

Hanover, Germany 549 

Kuppelsaal auditorium 

Harasen, Lorne 310, 

320, 321 

Hardin, Betty 510 

Robbie 622 

Trio 622 

Harlan, Billy 200, 201, 

205, 206, 209, 212, 

213, 215, 216, 217, 

218, 222, 252, 261, 

267, 269, 273, 275, 

338, 381 

Harlingen, TX 391 

Harlow, Jean 177 

Harman, Buddy 152, 242 

265, 267, 275, 296-297, 

336, 370, 531 

Harmony Recorders, 

Los Angeles 113, 114 

Harmony Shop 

El Paso, TX 123 

Harrington, Pat 222 

Harris, Bill 652 

Burton 80, 81 

Curley 353 

Emmylou 4 

Phil 165 

Tom 99 

Harrison, AR 366 

Harrison, George 168 

Tom 229, 230 

Hart, Freddie 272, 561 

Hartford, CT 273, 311 

Hastings, Bill 321 

Hathcock, John 522, 

527, 528 

Havighurst, Craig 162 

Hawkins, Hawkshaw 

194, 207, 224, 253, 307, 

320, 324, 454-456, 475, 

508 inferred 

Hoyt 228 

Hawn, Goldie 233 

Red 233 

Hayes, Bill 524 

Joe 70, 74 

Kenneth "Little Red" 

70, 74, 75, 84, 90, 99, 

100, 102, 104, 123, 

127, 150, 175, 180, 

181, 189, 190, 193 

Haymes, Dick 229 

Hayward, Susan 368 

Hayworth, Rita 177 

Headley, R. E. 483 

Heath, Jimmy 99 

Hecht, David 224 

Heckman, Walter 

610, 613 

Heidt, Horace 

Orchesta 295 

Heifez, Jascha 278 

Heldelberger Schloss 

Castle 557 

Helena, MT 158 

Helms, Don 175 

Hendon, R. D. 93 

Henderson, Skitch 

223, 231 

Henderson, KY 180 

Henderson, TX 27, 60, 

70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 380 

Oilers (baseball team) 

57, 58, 60, 64 

Hendricks, Joe 524-525 

Henry, Charles 67 

Macy 67 

Hensley, Harold 114 

Henson, C. D. 65 

Jim 544 

Herman, Woody 141 

Herring, Clifford 527 

Studio 79, 527 

Herston, Kelso 622, 626, 

630

Hessler, David 605-606, 

609-610, 610, 611, 620, 

623 

Hettish, John 585, 605, 

607, 608, 610, 612, 614, 

615, 616, 619, 619-620, 

621 

Heyerdahl, Eric 554 

"Hidden Persuaders" 

(book) 227 

Highspots 90 

Hilbaugh, Horace 319 

Hilditch, David 489 

Hill & Range Music 

82, 114 

Hill, Goldie 105, 118, 

175, 224 

Kenny 180, 189 

Tommy 180, 186, 189, 

198, 204, 209, 210, 212, 

215, 216, 217, 219, 268, 

269, 273, 275, 315, 442, 

541, 595, 601 

Hillbilly 

Homecoming 223 

Hillbilly music changed to 

country music 253 

Hillwilliam music 191 

Hines, Earl "Fatha" 97 

Hit Parade (magazine) 512 

Hitchcock, Alfred 624 

Hitler, Adolph 215 

Hobbs, N.M. Club 

Morrice 104, 126 

Hodges, Charlie 28 

Hodson, NFN 415 

Hoffman, Margaret 616 

Holden, William 217 

Holford, Bill 68 

Holiday, Judy 281 

Holiff, Saul 272-273, 380 

Holland 3 

Holland, Mary 30 

Hollar, Jackie 151, 183, 

185 

Holly, Buddy 77, 193, 

349, 554 

Hollywood, CA 135, 

196, 332, 431 

Holm, Yngvar 554 

Holma, (LA) Indians 

(baseball team) 55 

Holmes, Oliver 29 

Salty 185 

Holt, Bob 243 

Culley 302 

Lewis 49 

Home Depot 655 

Homer & Jethro 223, 

475 

Hometown Jubilee 

(TV show) 115 

Honky-tonk music 40 

Honolulu, HA 363 

"Hooper" (movie) 435 

Hooper, Ruth 404, 406 

Hope, Bob 43, 217, 295, 

350, 495 

Jack - 350 

Horace Heidt Show 

(traveling show) 90 

Hornaday, John 508, 

629, 635, 636 

Horne, Lena 220, 295 

Horowitz, NFN 278 

Horton, Johnny 79ff., 

90, 93-94, 100, 107, 

133, 134, 168, 189, 

198, 322, 329, 329- 

330, 332 

Billie 94, 107, 329, 

330 

Vaughn 265, 435 

Hot Springs, SD 321 

H.O.T.S. (movie) 651 

"House of Flowers" 

(musical) 172 

Houston, TX 68, 150, 

151, 297, 332, 398, 

541, 542, 564 

Buffalos 


Houston, David 168, 

313 

Howard, Don 97, 351, 

388-389, 651 

Eddie 374 

Harlan 198, 222, 317, 

324, 362, 371, 442, 

586 

13 

Howard, cont.: 

Jan 316, 317, 353, 647 

Paul and his Cotton 

Pickers 87 

Van 148 

Howard Miller Show 

(TV show) 240-241 

Hubbard, Priscilla 395 

Hudson, Rock 332 

Hughes, Howard 38 

Kathy 455 

Marvin 183-184, 233, 

263, 284, 336, 387, 395, 

428, 451 

Randy 318, 454-456, 

475, 508, 622 

Tool Co. 38 

Hull, NFN 512 

Humperdinck, 

Engelbert 490, 558 

Hunt, Jack 101, 104, 109 

Joe 101, 104, 107-108, 

108, 109, 119 

Lillian 373, 573 

Paul "Kenny" 109 

Hunter, Ben 196 

Tommy 248, 272, 516, 

517, 545 

Huntley, Gordon 491 

Huntsville, AL 288, 390 

Hurley, NFN 482 

Huskey, Junior 

387, 395, 516 

Husky, Ferlin 95, 193, 

194, 208, 232, 262, 295, 

320, 322, 322-323, 334, 

360, 516, 542, 641 

Hutchins, Opal 13 

Hutchinson, Robert 

542, 546 

- I - 

I Can't Help It If I'm Still 

in Love with You (movie) 

193 

I Love Lucy (TV show) 

85, 368

14 

Ice Follies - 142 

Iceland - 140 

Idaho Falls, ID 

Rigby Armory 131 

Imperial Record Co. 

73, 74, 92, 225 

In the Heat of the Night 


In Town Tonight (radio 

Show) London 217 

Independence, IA 

261, 272 

India 3 

Indiana, PA 321 

Ink Spots 128 

Inman, Vernon 598, 601 

Ipwich, England 493 

Ireland tour 477, 479- 

493, 500-506 

Irish Showbands 481 

Ironwood, MI 185 

Irvine, Rom 558 

J 

Jacinto, TX: 

Danceland 279 

Jackson, Elouise 120 

Jesse 51 

Joyce 243, 248, 277, 

284, 286, 296, 300, 317, 

325, 331, 348, 356, 357, 

363, 364, 383, 385, 386, 

392, 399-400, 409, 430, 

438, 441, 442, 445, 450, 

456, 471, 483, 485, 

510-511, 511, 518, 520, 

530, 531, 535, 543, 569, 

570, 572, 575, 576, 586, 

588, 591, 594-595, 619, 

623, 625, 635, 638, 640, 

641, 648, 649, 653, 654, 

657 

"Leo" 79 Perryman 

story of Fabor Robin- 

son; 119ff life story; 

122 picture with Jim; 

125, 127 touring; 

Jackson, Leo, cont.: 

130 record session with 

Jim; 133 onstage with 

Elvis; 135 with Mary in 

Texas; 140 on Jim's 

suits; 149 1955 photo; 

151 Jim's love of 

historical sites; 152 

Jim writing "Yon- 

der Comes a Sucker" 

and other songs; 159 

recording above songs; 

164 some band mem- 

bers staying in Texas; 

165 on T. Tommy 

Cutrer; 179 Jim's 

lewdness; 182 on tour; 

192 Jim's broadening 

country music; 193 

first Opry appearance; 

198 on Jim's sessions, 

199-200 rock -n- rock 

songs, 209 Wagon- 

masters - 1957, 212 

picture; 215 buying 

German guitar; 217 

BBC radio; 222 

touring; 241 on Jim 

Reeves Show; 255 sees 

Ozark Jubilee; 261 

Blue Boy; 264 on 

radio shows; 277 

Army discharge; 

282-283 telling Jim 

about "He'll Have to 

Go;" 284 recording 

"He'll Have to Go; 

278 Grand Ole Opry 

thoughts; 279 touring; 

294 Jim's singing 

live; 300 Jim's 

dissatisfactions with 

RCA; 301 on 

musicians Jim liked; 

303 on Jim's voice; 

309 home sitter; 

310 working with Jim; 

311 Jim's frugality; 

312; 313; 314; 315, 

316, recording at 


Starday; 317, 372 on 

Pill popping; 318 

Getting apartment, boat; 

319 on Mel Rogers; 

323 on Volkswagen 

bus; 327 on Blue Boys 

on sessions; on Chet 

Atkins producing; 333 

bus dies; 337 picture; 

338 Rickenbacker 

guitar; 339 Jim's hair; 

341, 342, 343 about 

"Big Blue" and travel; 

354-355 social disease 

stories; 358 Jim 

recording at home; 360 

"On Stage" concert; 

364 Jim's long 

distance phone calls; 

365 enjoyed Pacific 

Northwest tour; 365 

366 in Arkansas; 369 

on Jim's religious 

calling by God; 379 

at Carnegie Hall; 381 

tells about Bobby Dy- 

son; 384 with Nell; 

guitar/singing session 

with Jim and Bobe Wes 

386 Jim's religion; 

387 on Willie Acker- 

man; 388 Vancouver 

BC; 390 drag racing 

home; on Faron Young; 

391 in Beeville, TX; 

392 Opry picture; 

395 recording session; 

396 rehearses with Jim; 

sings on "Stand at Your 

Window;" 401 on Bo 

Diddley; 415, 418 on 

stage South Africa; 416 

South Africa airplane 

landing; 423 woman 

in Jim's room; 425 on 

Vegas' dry air; 426 

golf game; 427, 439, 

440 record session; 

429-431 Jim and Gail


Talley; 438 Jim's 

health; 445 Christmas 

Michael ; 451-452 at 

recording sessions; 

453 last Reeves' ses- 

sion; 456 - on Jim's re- 

action to Cline plane 

crash; 456-475 to South 

Africa and filming 

Kimberley Jim; 459 

"From a Jack to a King" 

song; 461 co-stars 

hopefuls; 466 "I Grew 

Up" song; 472 in Ross 

letter; 473 in movie 

final scene; 475 on tour; 

482 on Clodagh 

Rodgers; 483-484 Irish 

places and smell tour; 

488 Jim's Irish piano 

disapprove; knowing 

Jim's music; 490 kissing 

Blarney Stone; 493 

meeting the Beatles; 

496 traffic accident; 

499 non-union band; 

506 at Bunratty Castle; 

511 on hiring Bud 

Logan; 515 on Jim's 

relationship with Alex 

Zanetis; 520 1963 

Dallas tour; 521 on 

President Kennedy 

assassination; 524 

new members of band; 

525 free shows; 526 

'63 Blue Boys picture; 

541 Starday recording 

sessions; 542 on plane 

to Austin, TX; 544 in 

New York for Jimmy 

Dean Show; buys Jim's 

Martin guitar; 547 with 

Jim 1964 European trip; 

548 Jim's bad Germany 

audience; 549 philan- 

dering; 550 Jim's 

German girl; 556 in 

Amsterdam; 557 in 


England; 569 as Jim's 

band; 593 baseball 

game and invite to go 

to Batesville; 612 

where he was when 

Jim's plane crashed; 

624, 625 Leo visits 

with Barbara Manuel; 

644 Mary's overture; 

647 Memphis bus trip; 

649 Jim's book plans 

Nell 289, 365-366, 383- 

384, 384, 390, 625, 

647 

Stonewall 561, 568, 

627 

Tommy 152, 264, 378, 

394 

Wanda 566 

Jackson, MS 347 

Jacksonville, FL 205, 

400, 449 

Jacksonville NC 184 

Jacksonville TX Jax 

(baseball) 58 

Jacob, Ian 217 

James, Sonny 205 

Jamestown, [NY] 

baseball team 42 

Jamie Uys see Uys 

Janes, Emily 151 

Japanese fans 372 

Jarrett, Hugh 228, 324, 

336 

Jasenna City TX 297 

Jay, Bill 635 

Luther 9 

Naomi 9 

Robert 9 

Jean, Norma 253, 346, 

450, 542 

Jefferson, OH 257 

Jefferson City, MO 398 

Jeffries, Herb 79 

Jeffus, George 61, 70 

Stan - 61, 64, 70 

Jenkins, Chuck 317 

Harry 560, 570-571 

Lou 570-571 

15 

Jenkins, Philip 317-318 

Jennings, Waylon 539 

Jerome, ID 150 

Jeter, James 23 

Jim Crow laws 347 

Jim Reeves Enterprises 

243, 439, 443, 641 

Jim Reeves International 

Award 4 

Jim Reeves Museum 652 

Jim Reeves Show 

230ff, 243 

Jimmy and Johnny 

189, 194 

Jimmy Dean TV Show 

see The Jimmy Dean 

Jimmie Rodgers: The Life 

and Times of America's 

Yodel er (book) 340 

John, Elton 4, 100 

Johannesburg, South 

Africa 406, 411, 418, 

421, 457 passim 

Johnny and Jack 

87, 291, 349 

Johnny Horton Your 

Si nging Fi sher man 80 

Johnson City, TN 46 

Johnson, Billy 613-614 

Carol 188, 190 

Derek 559, 648 

Loudilla 523 

Loretta 522 

Lyndon 225, 522 

Kay 522 

Micheal 566 

Myrtle 23 

Red 588, 589 

Torry 655 

Van 469 

Johnston & Murphy 

shoes 176 

Jokes 214-215, 253 

Jolson, Al 69 

Jones, Al 561 

Chuck 136 

George 87, 168, 199, 

291, 519, 520, 566, 592

16 

Jones, cont.: 

Grandpa 181, 308-309 

378, 379 

Haze 507-508, 518 

Jack 543 

Okie 123, 431, 622, 634 

Peter 499, 500, 560 

Ramona 181 

Tom 4, 284, 435, 499, 

558 

Wanda 275 

Will 539-540 

Jonny & The Hayriders 

(band) 490 

Jordanaires 183, 202, 204, 

208, 222, 226, 228, 240, 

253, 264, 267, 275, 296- 

297, 320, 324, 375, 378, 

397, 439, 440, 647 

Jordon, Louis 436 

Jorgensen, Ernest 538 

Jubiliee U.S.A. (TV show) 

Springfield, MO 

279, 291 

Jukebox sales 225 

July 31, 1964 601-626 

"Just the Ticket" 

(book) 403 

Justis, Bill 434, 532 

- K - 

Kaempfert, Bert 526 

Kalispell, MT 158 

Kallinger, Anna Marie 110 

Paul 110-111 

Kane, John 632 

Kansas City, KS 185, 

270, 291, 346 

MO 244, 246 

Kansas City Times 


Karlsruhe, Germany 557 

Karraffa, Elaine 378 

Kathan, Martin 573 

Kay, Sammy 128 

Kaye, Danny 223 

Keane, Sean 506 

Keels, Bunky 401, 522, 

525, 526 

Keiden, Bill 658 

Keith, Mildred 454 

Kelchner, "Pop" 46 

Kelleher, Pat 311, 405, 

450 

Keller, Charlie 47 

Kelly, Dean 527 

Grace 142 

Lovell 641 

Kemp, Bill 231 

Glenn 287, 288, 427, 

508, 510, 542, 611, 

619, 620, 643 

Kennedy, Caroline 546 

Jerry 435, 561 

John 227, 261, 281, 

347, 356, 432-433, 

506, 520, 520-521, 

522, 526, 546 

Robert 236 

Kenny, Chris 657 

Nick 234 

Kent, Joey 83, 168 

Kenton, Stan 97 

Kentwood, Nova Scotia 

Canada 274 

Kenya 3 

Kerr, Anita 232, 233, 

236, 245, 284, 300, 

301, 302, 303, 327, 

336, 348, 362, 373, 

393, 395, 428, 451, 

549, 557, 561, 574, 

575 

Kershaw, Doug 87, 251, 

523 

Nelson "Pee Wee" 251- 

252, 258-259, 261, 

262, 263 

Rusty 87, 251, 523 

Kettleson, Johnny 250 

Keys, Jimmy 440, 447, 

448, 449, 476, 479-480, 

Khrushchev, Nikita 432 

Kibbe, Chris 387 

Kikillus, Taffy 460, 461 

Kilgallen, Dorothy 220, 

376, 380 

Kilgore, Carol 653 

Merle 94 

Kilgore, TX 71 

Kilkenny, Ireland 489 

Killen, Buddy 153, 200, 

207, 268, 324, 332, 336, 

362, 369, 378, 386, 428, 

531, 594, 618-619, 652, 

657 

June 207 

Kimberley Jim (movie) 

456-475, 499, 517-518, 

520 

profits 464 

reviews 466 

soundtrack 515-516 

Kimsey, Bob 3 

King, Alan 423 

B. B. 68 

Claude 568 

Martin 51 

Pee Wee 97, 115, 119, 

131, 145, 161-162, 223 

Sherri 601 

Teddi 169, 170, 171 

King Ranch, 

Kingsville, TX 334 

Kingsmill, Carolyn 

305-306 

Kingston Trio 267 

Kinsey, Alfred 218 

Kirby, Tom 658 

Kirkham, Doug 228, 395 

Mildred 227, 228, 428 

Kirkland, Faye 80 

James 313, 315, 317, 

323, 325-326, 333, 335, 

337, 338, 341, 344, 345, 

346, 349-350, 350, 352- 

353, 354, 356, 360, 361, 

364, 365, 369, 370, 371, 

372, 378, 427, 431 

Kirkpatrick, Walter 

"D" 79, 207, 233 

Klerkdrop, South 

Africa 411 

Knapp, Frank 629 

Knotts, Don 222

Knoxville (TN) Journal 


Kokomo, IN 395 

Korean War 139 

Krall, Diane 3 

Kruger National Park, 

South Africa 416, 417, 

418, 419 

Krupa, Gene 76 

Kryml, Betsy 331 

Ku Klux Klan 347 

Kuykendall, Bill 566 

Corky 566 


- L - 

Labunski, Steve 230 

LaCrosse, WI 184 

La Rosa, Julius 169, 172 

LaBeef, Sleepy 83 

Lackland AF Base, 

TX see San Antonio 

LaCrosse, WI 538 

LaGrone, Leila 29, 31 

Laine, Frankie 165, 657 

Lake Cherokee 70 

Lakeheath, England 498 

Lakehurst, NJ 361 

Lamb, Charlie 165, 165- 

166, 166, 176, 207, 286, 

409, 568, 630 

Lancaster, Elsa 332 

Landmark Jubilee, 

(TV show) 

Cleveland, OH 441 

Lane, Red 574 

Langford, Frances 217 

Lanham, Roy 114 

Lansing, MI 267 

Lantz, Walter 136 

Lanza, Mario 278 

Laon, France 137 

Larkin, Don 223, 281 

Larson, Bill 210, 216, 

452, 475, 477, 478, 479, 

508, 526, 591, 596, 597, 

605, 607, 608, 609, 611, 

612-613, 613, 614, 615, 

616, 617, 617-618, 619, 

Larson, Bill, cont.: 

621, 623, 625, 626, 

629 

Las Vegas, NM 355 

Las Vegas NV 4, 268- 

269, 423-426, 477 

Mint Club 423 

Latex, TX 26 

Latham, Jimmy 130 

Law, Don 92, 330 

Lawless, Betty 29 

Jean 28 

"Bonie" 46, 47 

Lawrence, Iris 521 

Jack 229 

NFN 9 

Lawrence, KS 272 

Lawrence Welk Show 

(TV show) 438 

Lawton, OK 346, 362 

Leatherneck Jamboree 

(radio show) 263 

LeBlanc, Joe 83 

LeCroy, Beverly 233, 

235 

Ledbetter, Frank 62, 100 

Jeff 70 

Lee, Brenda 165, 252, 

267, 346, 363, 515, 

Carole 390 

Helen 130-131, 310, 

345, 349, 352, 448, 

581 

John 130-131, 310, 

345, 349, 352, 445, 

448, 581, 643 

Michelle 441 

Peggy 153, 295, 388, 

395 

Legion Fields, TX 27 

Lemke, Millie 401 

Lemont, PA 360 

Mountainside Park 

Lennon, John 559 

Lester, George 220-221 

Lethbridge, Alberta 

Canada 323, 517 

Letterman, David 141 

Leverett, Les 377, 518 

LeVine, Michael 80 

17 

Lewis, Jerry Lee 213, 

363, 431, 434, 600, 647 

Marlo 142 

Myra 431 

Ted 76 

Liberace 100 

Liberti-Kennedy, Gail 

see Gail Talley 

Life in the 1960s 383 

Lifford, Ireland 488, 489, 

Light, Judith 431 

Lightfoot, Gordon 516 

Lightning killing 21-22 

Lincoln, NE 185, 291, 

346, 475 

Linebaugh's Restaurant, 

Nashville 392, 430, 

431 

Lindsay, Red 286 

Little Richard 40, 68 

Little Rock, AR 95 

Little Silver NJ 360 

Litton, Sherwin 539 

"Live Fast, Love Hard: 

the Faron Young Story" 

(book) 390 

Living Strings 526 

Livingstone, Billy 

501, 502, 503, 505 

John 606, 610, 613, 615, 

618 

Locklin, Hank 158, 184, 

209, 212, 214, 215, 216, 

217, 219, 270, 289, 291, 

477, 483, 573, 627, 639 

Locks, Cathy 658 

Lodi, CA 124 

Logan, Bud 511, 516, 

521, 522, 524, 541, 542, 

544, 566, 566-567, 569, 

593-594, 619, 644-645, 

650 

Horace 74, 75, 81, 82, 

84, 88, 92, 95-96, 96, 

98, 108, 116, 124, 142, 

367, 643, 647 

Jack 596, 645 

Logan, TX 6

18 

Logansport, LA 13, 16, 

LaGrone, NFN family 580 

Lombardo, Guy 284, 301 

Lon, Alice 250 

London, England 

217, 218, 493ff 

London, Howard 172 

Jack 348 

Londonderry, Ireland 

480, 501 

Long Beach, CA 295 

Independent 305 

Long, Hubert 182 

Rufus 373, 530, 576 

Virginia 30 

Longfellow, Henry 54 

Longhorn Ranch 

see Dallas TX above 

Longview, TX 35, 65, 

71, 73, 151, 265, 333, 

335 

Longwood, FL 449 

Lonn-Arnesen, Vidar 552 

Lonzo and Oscar 

334, 639 

"Looking Back to See" 

(book) 129, 211 

Lord, Bobby 198 

Los Angeles, CA 154, 

196, 295, 382 

Palomino club 295, 349 

Loudermilk, John 199, 

267, 324, 392, 434, 627, 

631, 634 

Louisiana Hayride 

radio program, 

Shreveport, LA 1, 2, 

63-64, 74, 81, 81, 82, 

83, 87, 88, 90, 91, 96, 

98, 101, 103, 106, 107, 

108, 116, 121, 124, 129, 

131, 133, 134,143, 150, 

151, 156, 158, 160, 168, 

220, 265, 312, 367 

payment from Hayride 

to Jim 83 

Jamboree 64 

Lourenco Marques, 

South Africa 403, 407, 

418 

Louvin, Charlie 182- 

183, 228, 263, 273, 

452, 508, 539, 586 

Ira 182-183, 228, 263, 

273, 452, 539 

Lovell, Jim 604 

Lowe, Ed 636 


Lubbock, TX 104, 193, 

349, 362, 365 

Luby's cafeterias 131 

San Antonio and other 

TX locations 

Lucan, ON Canada 272 

Lucas, Ron 658 

Lucky Strike cigarettes 

88 

Ludwigsburg, 

Germany 139 

Lufkin, TX 58 

Luman, Bob 133, 312, 

313, 639 

Lump Lump Boys - 314 

Lund, Vidar 552-553 

Luray, VA 423 

Lymon, Frankie 246, 319 

Lynchburg, VA 389 

Cardinals (baseball 

team) 43, 45, 46, 47, 

389 

Daily Advance 

(newspaper) 46, 47 

Lynn, Loretta 317, 431, 

452, 475 

Moonie 431 

Patricia 135 

Lynwood, WA 

Cabaret (ballroom) 388 

- M - 

Mablinberg, Don 382 

Mack, Bill 65, 66, 162, 

367, 542, 566 

Mackinaw Dells, IL 301 

Macon, Dave 162 

Macy Records 2, 68, 71, 

95, 189 

Maddox, Brothers 87, 100 

Dan 239 

Rose 87, 100 

Maddox, Sam 47 

Madison, Betty 260 

Madison, TN 186 

Madison, WI 449, 538 

Magram, Lew shirts 176, 

378, 544 

Mahaffey, John 254 

Malden, Karl 332 

Malone, NY 359 

Mallow, Ireland 483, 484 

Maltby, Richard 169, 170 

Manaker, Sid 435 

Manchester, NH 227 

Manchester, England 

480, 559 

Mancini, Henry 567 

Mann, Sandra 598, 624 

Manone, Wingy 479 

Manuel, Barbara ('Bobbi") 

312-313, 365-366, 383, 

390, 593, 596, 602, 622, 

624, 637, 641, 647, 

647-648, 648, 649 

daughters 641 

Dean 214, 289, 312-313, 

314, 315, 316, 326-327, 

331, 332, 333, 337, 343, 

344, 345, 352, 353, 354, 

379, 383, 387, 390, 391, 

394, 396, 417, 418, 423, 

427, 428, 456, 461, 472, 

473, 475, 479, 480, 485, 

490, 510, 511, 524, 526, 

542, 544, 547, 556, 566, 

569, 570, 582, 586-587, 

593, 594, 596, 597-603, 

611, 614, 615, 616, 618, 

620, 621, 631, 633, 637, 

639, 641, 647 

Etta 597 

Ken 569 

Laura see Silva 

Orlan 597 

Maphis, Rose 154 

Marcucci, Bob 247

March of Dimes RCA 

Victor Starliner 

169-173 

Ma'ree Music 652 

Marek, George - 264, 405 

Mareno, Pat - 424 

Marie, Rose - 281, 332 

Marion, OH. - 46 

Marksmen (band) 491 

Marshall, TX 20, 43, 

44, 51, 55, 57, 107 

Comets 57 

News-Messenger 60 

Martin, Dean 229, 290, 

424, 426, 435, 568, 657 

Grady 198, 211, 263, 317 

Janis 209, 212, 213, 

214, 220, 259, 261 

Jimmy 450 

Kay and her 

Bodyguards 275 

Mary 295 

Q. M. 24, 25, 27, 28, 

29, 33 

Steve "Dude" - 196 

Martino, Al 97, 551, 584, 

657 

Marvin, Lee 562 

Marysfield, KY 179 

Maryville, TN 223 

Mason, Jana 135 

Masonic Lodge 117-118, 

131 

Mathes, Joe 41, 43 

Matthews, Neal 202, 228 

397 

Wid 38 

May, Billy 302 

Max Factor toupees 177 

Maxwell, Billy 425, 426, 

477, 586, 643 

Dick 207 

McAuliff, Leon 288, 528, 

562, 566, 569, 

McBride, Ron 47 

McCarthy, Joseph 159 

McCartney, Kevin 332 

Linda 229 

Paul 229 

McCluskey, Bob 99, 146 

McCordsville, IN 191 

McCuen, Brad 192, 201, 

203, 210, 211, 284, 

289, 304, 474, 530, 

618, 647 

McDaniel, Luke 222, 

561, 562 

Maisie 481 

McDonald, Michael 3 

McDuff, Eddie 521, 527, 

528 

Glenda 527, 527-528, 

528 

McDuffee, Bill 598, 602, 

624 

Leora 598, 624 

McGowan, Charlie 506 

Paddy 501 

McGranaghan, Chris 

489, 490 

McGrath, A. D. "Joe" 

403 

Gerald 404, 413, 417, 

421, 458, 567, 639 

Liz 413, 414, 420, 639 

NFN 406, 409 

McGuire Sisters 543 

McGurk, Ireland 

489, 490 

McGurk, John 488, 501, 

502, 503, 504 

McIntyre, Kevin 488, 

489, 490 

McKee, V. L. 642 

McKenna, Wallace 43 

McKenzie, Doug 499 

McKinnon, Jim 46 

McLemore, Ed 643 

McLeod, Ian 468 

McLernon, Chris 506 

McManes, Lowell 82 

McMillin, E. R. 374, 

395 

McNeill, Don 230, 231, 

438 

McNeese, Obe 35, 279 

McQueen, Steve 100 

McShane, Peggy 500 

Meadville, PA 227 

19 

Medford, OR. 128, 131, 

478 

Rogue Valley 

Ballroom 128, 148 

Medford, OR, cont.: 

The Topics 131 

Medicine Hat, Alberta 

516 

Melis, Ennio 405 

Mercury Records 79, 

165, 225, 239, 271 

Meridian, MS 99, 119, 

122, 151, 221 

Meriwether, Elmo 508 

Merman, Ethel 281 

Merrill, Robert 295 

Mesquite, TX 34 

Methodist Television, 

Radio & Film 

Commission studio 239 

Meyer, Tommie 467, 518 

MGM Records 66, 96 

Miami, FL 205 

Michener, James 142 

Micky and Sylvia 226 

Microphones 188, 204 

Middlesex, England 491 

Midnight Jamboree 

(radio program) 

Nashville 186, 398 

Mighty Avons (band) 488 

Miller, Andy 254 

Bernie 172, 474 

Carl 28 

Dick 301 

Frankie 119 

and the Drifting Texans 

Glenn 76, 217, 479 

Jack (Ralph DeLava) 535 

Jeff 152, 203 

Mitch 270, 271 

Ned 300, 458, 459, 628 

Roger 267, 268, 317, 

319, 371, 378, 390-391, 

442 

Mills Brothers 284 

Millsap, Ronnie 4, 651 

Miltenburg, Bill 239

20 

Milwaukee, WI 173, 539 

Mims, Clara 613 

Puryear 613, 617, 629 

Minneapolis, MN 190, 

400, 539 

Flame night club 

108, 539 

Star-Tribune 


Minot, ND 184 

Mint Club, 

Gladewater, TX 80 

Mitch Miller Sing-Along 

Show TV show) 438 

Mitchell, Bill ("Fat Boy") 

113 

Guy 142 

Mitchum, Jim 598 

Robert 4 

Moab, UT 151, 156 

Mobile, AL 348 

Modern Romances 

TV soap opera 207 

Modesto, CA 113, 124 

Moffett, Jackie 267, 273, 

275 

Molinski, Marilyn 557 

Mombeck, Gene 114 

Monaghan, Tom 481 

Monitor (radio 

program) 291 

Monroe, Bill 133, 199, 

207, 334, 379 

Matt 5 

Vaughn 2, 169, 170, 

172, 173 

Monte, Lou 169, 170, 

246 

Montgomery, AL - 205 

Montrose, CO 156, 160 

Moore, Ann 600, 623 

Bob 153, 242, 265, 275, 

284, 296-297, 318, 336, 

370, 373, 435, 452, 531, 

605 

Frances 30 

Gary 223 

Harrianne 207 

Moore, cont.: 

Marvin 201 

Robert 655 

Scotty 133 

Steve 224, 285 

Tom 205 

Moran, John 626 

"More Memories" 

(book) 628 

Morewood, Steve 522, 

527, 602 

Morgan, George 191, 

224, 568 

Harry 332 

Jaye P. 169, 170, 171, 

172-173 

Royce 252, 262, 263 

Russ 97 

Mormon Tabernacle 

Choir 526 

Morris, NY 355 

Morris, Bill 68, 151, 

153, 

Morrison, Billy 109 

E. B. 27, 28, 29, 31, 

32, 34, 39, 255 

Mosely, Eula 520, 641 

Moss, Herbert 295 

Wayne 516, 561 

Mr. Dee Jay USA radio 

program 278, 320, 324 

Mullins, Cameron 516 

Gene 516, 573 

Muller, Bill 414, 418, 

418-419 

Fay 418 

Werner and orchestra 

547-548 

Mulligan, Hugh 283, 

348 

"Moon" 40, 64, 175, 

Mumment, George 455, 

508, 614 

Munn, Tom 632 

Munsell, Patrice 141 

Murphy, Audie 533 

Murch, Edvard 554 

Murray, Anne 4 

Musée des Beaux Arts 

Marseille 139 

Music business 445 

Music City News 308 

(newspaper) 

Music clubs, 

Nashville 317 

Music Business 517 

(magazine) 

Music Publishers' 


Music Reporter 165, 525, 

529, 568, 583, 630 

Musicians Union, 

England 499 

Muskegon, MI 389 

Muslims 3 

My Three Sons 

(TV show) 544 

Myers, Bobby 189 

Myles, Meg 223 

Myrtle Beach, SC 

186-187 

- N - 

Nacogdoches, TX 7 

Nance, William 355 

Napa, CA 352 

Nashua, NH 227 

Nashville Association of 

Musicians 184 

Nashville Banner 

(newspaper) 191, 

208, 244, 626 

Tennessean see in T's 

Nashville Nites (radio) 

390 

"Nashville Numbers" 

(recording charts) 397 

"Nashville Sound" 5, 

239-240, 528 

Nashville Symphony 

Orchestra 300, 301, 

357, 372, 548 

Nashville, TN 357 

Natchez, MS 54, 220 

National Association of 

Broadcast Employees 

and Technicians 270 

National Cornpickers 

Contest 261

National Foundation of 

Infantile Paralysis 169 

National Life and 

Accident Insurance 

Co. 70-71, 191 

building 234, 243 

National Musicians 

Aid Society 377, 379 

Navarro, Fats 172 

NBC radio 99, 160, 288, 

291 

TV Network 220, 223, 

590-591 

Neal, Bob 538 

Nederland, TX 564 

Neely, Hal 601 

Neethling, June 469, 470 

Nelson, Ken 74 

Ozzie 76 

Ricky 247, 313 

Willie 390-391, 442, 

534, 566 

Ness, Elliot 368 

Neuville, TX 49 

New Braunfels, TX 

398, 477, 

New Britain, CT 220 

New Brunswick, Nova 

Scotia Canada 273, 274 

New England's Hometown 

Jamboree 

radio program 171 

New Iberia, LA 54 

New Musical Express 

303, 492-493, 555, 559, 

588, 648 

New Orleans, LA 13 

New York City 141, 170, 

303 

Giants baseball team 30 

Metropolitan 

Orchestra 142 

Pops Orchestra 231 

Newark, NJ 220, 281 

Terrace Room 281 

Frontier Ranch 320 

Newberry, James 140, 

308, 468-469 

Newburg, NJ 220, 281 

Newgaard, Gene 658 

Newman, Jimmy 87, 

150, 179, 246-247, 

300, 354, 542 

Paul 332 

Newport Jazz Festival 

301 

Newton, Bob 611, 622, 

629, 630, 635-636, 636 

Niagara Falls, NY 

181, 182 

Nicklaus, Jack 477 

Nichols, Red 97 

Nigberg, Nat 281 

Nigeria 3 

Nightclubs 65 

Nistri, Carlo 405 

Nixhall, Joe 45 

Nixon, Joe 92 

NLN, Ronny 548 

Stan 405 

No Depression music 

magazine 466 

Noe, Dale 362, 440, 561 

Nofal, Emil 458, 461, 

464, 465, 469, 470, 

471, 473, 639 

Norfolk, VA. 179 

Norman, OK 43 

North Attleboro, MA 182 

North Dartmouth, MA 

189 

North Hollywood, CA 

Palomino Club 295, 

349 

North Platte NB 272 

North Sydney, Nova 

Scotia Canada 274 

North to Alaska 

(movie) 330, 332 

Northern Constitution 


Nudies' Clothing 

100, 177, 209 

Nunley, Louis 304, 309, 

324, 451, 547, 555 

Nye, Louis 222 

- O - 

Oakland, John 4 

21 

Oakley, Frank 81 

O'Brian, Dermot 481 

Hugh 97, 562 

O'Brien family 533 

O'Connell, Carroll 431 

Helen 239 

Nelius 483 

O'Daniel, Shirley 

208, 243 

O'Doherty, Don 501, 

502, 503 

O'Donnell, Daniel 4, 506 

Red - 244, 404, 409, 449, 

640-641, 651 

O'Gwinn, James 349 

O'Rourke, Jack 483, 484 

O'Shaughnessy, Dick 

135, 140, 141, 142, 209 

212, 215, 261, 262, 269, 

295, 311, 319, 331, 332, 

350, 381, 388, 403, 405, 

411, 414, 415, 416, 417, 

418, 419, 443, 448, 456, 

464, 470, 471, 477, 485, 

502, 643 

Odem, Harvey 355 

Odessa, TX 176, 316, 

349, 298, 398 

Oil 14, 44 

Oklahoma City, OK 185, 

275, 279, 287-288, 288, 

296, 348-349, 362, 398, 

Tinker Air Base 296 

Old Dominion Barn 

Dance, Richmond 

VA 209 

Oldsmobile Presents . . . 

Patti Page TV show 223 

Olesker, Michael 319 

Olsen, Paul 658 

Olympia, WA 131, 478, 

561 

Omagh, Ireland 506 

Omaha, NE 185, 291 

"One World for Hits" 

(Europe tour) 207f 

Open Road Music 286, 

291, 443, 447, 568, 652

22 

Opry Star Spotlight 

(radio program) 306 

Orbison, Roy 363, 434, 

501, 576 

Orlando, FL 370, 381 

Orleans, France 138 

Orphanidis, Georgios 638 

Orr, Jimmy 544, 569, 

Oshawa, Ontario 181, 206 

Oslo, Norway 552, 589 

Oswald, 

Bashful Brother 161 

Lee 521 

Owens, Buck 125, 144, 

539 

Don 238 

Tom Orchestra 250 

Oxfordshire, England 490 

Ozark Jubilee Springfield, 

MO 180, 209, 247 

Ozzie Nelson band 295 

- P - 

Pace, Hershel 129 

Pacers, the 600 

Packard, Vance 227 

Paducah, KY 179 

Page, Frank 81, 82, 83, 

87, 90, 92, 106 

Patti 165, 169, 223, 

261, 319, 363, 372-373 

Willis 357, 358 

Page Five 223 

Paine, Milton 31 

Palmer, Arnold 476 

Pamone, Johnny 122 

Pamper Music Co. 287 

Panama City, FL 354 

Panola County, TX 7, 9, 

11, 49, 57 

Panola Watchman 

(newspaper) 

Carthage, TX 11, 12, 

21, 27, 32, 33, 34, 104, 

138, 205, 233, 255, 

265, 335 

Panorama Pacific (TV 

show) 196 

Paris, France 138 

Parish, Helen 196 

Parker, Charlie 172, 364 

Frances 426 

Lana 521 

James 121 

Tom 114, 143, 165, 

225, 253, 257, 297, 

530, 567 

Parkhill, George 299, 

405 

Parks, Bert 160 

Emilee 597, 599, 

600, 601, 602 

Ethel 599, 600, 601 

George 569, 570, 598- 

599, 600, 601 

home picture 602 

Parman, Cliff 300 

Parnell, Clive 467, 468, 

473 

Parton, Dolly 4, 652 

Pastore, John 227 

Pattersen, John 347 

Patterson, Margaret 349 

Robe 570 

Payne, Leon 222, 369, 

371 

Marlin 322, 516 

Pearl Harbor 51, 63 

Pearl, Minnie 175, 176, 

193, 244-245, 267, 268, 

348, 377, 378, 379, 

526, 627 

Pearson, Johnny 231 

Pecos Valley Hank 104 

Pedicin, Mike 169 

Peebles, Hap 185, 270, 

291 

Pekin, IL 207 

Pensacola, FL 353 

Perito, Nick 303 

Perkins, Carl 40, 159, 

539 

Perry Mason 

(TV show) 544 

Perryman, Billie 69, 69- 

70, 73, 75, 82, 94, 123, 

177, 195, 276, 339, 365, 

447, 532, 580, 620, 652, 

653 

Tom 62, 69, 73, 75, 77, 

78, 79, 81, 82, 94, 123, 

177, 179, 186, 195, 265, 

276, 287, 306, 335, 339, 

355, 365, 382, 386, 

446-447, 519, 532, 580, 

640, 641, 643, 651, 653 

655 

Peters, Bill 148 

Phelan, Art 54, 55, 57 

Phelps, Earl 436 

Norman 436 

Willie 436 

Phil Harris band 295 

Philadelphia, PA 173 

Phillip Morris Tobacco 

Co. 191 

Caravan 209 

Country Music Show 221 

Phillips, Bill 349 

Charlie 521, 522, 527 

Sam 133, 159, 435 

Phoenix, AZ 115, 349 

Pickford, Mary 97 

Pictures 

Abbott picture of 


airplane crash scenes 

632, 633, 635, 637 

tree where Alton Reeves 

died 22 

Arnold, Eddy 635 

Atkins, Chet 555 

Baker, Ray 642 

Bare, Bobby 555 

Barry, Jim with Jim 

showing instrument 287 

Beechcraft Debonair 

airplane 605 

cockpit 606 

see airplane above 

Beulah, Jim, Joe Max 

Reeves 48 

Bill Larson 621

Pictures, cont.: 

Blue Boys and Jim 

337, 396, 430 

Browns, The 212 

Bonnie 212 

Jim Ed 149, 212 

Maxine 212, 216 

Cars 53 Buick 102, 111 

Buick, 1932 190 

Carroll, Diahann 170 

Carthage High School 

baseball team 28 

Chet Atkins and 

Bill Porter 271 

Chet, Floyd, Jim 

buying souvenirs 421 

recording session 453 

Cheyenne and Jim 518 

clock, South 

African 422 

Coffen, Shelby 203 

college entrance 

certificate 36 

Day, Jimmy 189 

D. J. Fontana 149 

Dido Rowley 149 

Don Davis 149 

Dunn, Louie 212 

Europe (1957) 212 

(1964) 555 

Fletcher Motel 563 

Ford, Judy 565 

Galveston, TX 71 

Garrett, Bobby 212 

Glenn, E.V. 212 

Grant Turner 331 

Hall, Wayne and Jim 195 

Harlan, Billy 212 

Hawkins, Hoyt 228 

Hayes, Red 189 

Hill, Kenny 189 

Tommy 189, 212, 216, 

268-269 

home, Jim's first 72 

second 186 

Hornaday, John 635 

Jackie Hollar 151, 183 

James Kirkland 326 

Jarrett, Hugh - 228 


Jim, and: 

Al Courtney and 

Frank Ledbetter - 63 

Anita Kerr 574 

Singers 532 

and Chet Atkins 574 

band and Wisconsin 

State Fair 258 

Bea Terry 382 

Bill Justis 434, 432 

Billy Burks 433 

Blue Boys 441, 456, 

495, 526 

Brian Matthew 559 

Buddy Hall and 

Delores Watson 235 

Chet and Anita 

Kerr 574 

Chet and Floyd 

421, 453 

at Altec mic 263 

at RCA mic 202, 326, 

451 

Dean Manuel, 

Alex Zanetis 394 

at Decca Records 

party 499 

Diane Berry and 

Wendy Richards 493 

dressing room 

singing 491 

Dottie West 442 

1964 European 

tour 555 

Emil Nofal 464 

fan mail 167 

favorite photo, a 582 

fishing 394 

Floyd Cramer 405 

food 465 

Grant Turner and 

Del Wood 331 

Keith Fordyce 558 

Lily Reynolds and 

Peggy McShane 500 

Jim honored in 

Henderson, TX 380 

gravesite 642 

23 


Jim: 

in Brussels TV station 

557 

in Copenhagen 550 

in kitchen 543 

in plane 534 

in office 299 

hanging "He'll Have to 

Go" award 306 

in hotel window 410 

in home office 

music booth 359 

in San Antonio 224 

in RCA studio 

228, 316, 326, 434 

as tourist 419 

Jeff Dale and Frank 

Ledbetter 62 

last picture 603 

leaning against tree 595 

Leo, etc. 127, 246, 

392, 430 

see also Leo below 

looking at land 581, 582 

Mary, Jim on golf 

cart 571 

Mary, John and 

Helen Lee 366 

Mary, Mr/Mrs, Don 

Thompson 563 

Millie Lemke 401 

Patsy Cline and 

Grandpa Jones 377 

Ray Baker, Joyce 

Jackson 444 

signing autographs in 

England 500 

singing in London 495 

at the Flamingo 

in Europe 551, 552 

Ballymena, Ireland 505 

(Jim) Travis and Edith 

Cockrell 26 

(Jim) Travis and 

DeBerry 

classmates 21

24 



graduation 35 

Mary wedding 59 

and Mary 100, 373 

Gail Talley 430 

Gath children and 

Volkswagen bus 323 

golf picture, 

Las Vegas 425 

Wendy Richards and 

Diane Berry 493 

Jim's ring 311 

Jim serenades a fan 259 

Jim in stage attire 251 

in white tux 523 

Jim in record store 

signing autographs 

360 

South African cab 

driver 413 

3 girl fans 305 

Winnie Breast 400 

without toupee 149 

Kerr, Anita 555 

Kimberley Jim female 

co-star hopefuls 461 

female co-stars 468 

Blue Boys and Jim 461 

final picture 474 

Jim in nightgown 469 

Jim and June 

Neethling 470 

King, Teddi 170 

Kirkham, Mildred 228 

Lee, John 642 

Leo Jackson 149, 212 

auditions for Jim 122 

Letter to Mary 274 

Letter to Judy Ford 575 

Lincoln, 1942 car 567 

Locklin, Hank 212, 216 

Logan, Bud 644 

Loudermilk, John 635 

Lucky Brazeal Christmas 

party 109 

Maltby, Lou 170 


March of Dimes train 

group 170, 171 

Rhythmettes 171 

Marion IA Jim 167 

Marshall Comets 57 

Martin, Janis 212 

Mary Reeves 149 

Mary in Mesa 133 

in Shreveport 117 

Mary diary meeting 


chiding Jim 56 

Mary in November 

1964 647 

Mary with Cadillac 

309 

Mary with Jim and 

"Star of Year" Award 

529 

Mary with Roy Acuff 

Jim's "Forever a Star" 

Award 650 

Matthews, Neal 228 

Maxine Brown 149 

1955 California 

Redwoods 149 

McDuff, Eddie 527 

Memorial park 649 

Monte, Lou 170 

Monroe, Vaughn 170 

Nashville Tennessean 

front page Aug. 1 

638 

National Life and 

Accident Insurance 

building 234 

Nofal, Emil and Jim 

464 

O'Shaughessy, Dick 

212, 456 

Parks, George home 

602 

Price, Linda 623 

postcard 488 

recording sessions 

451, 453 


Reeves: 

birthplace 12 

family reunion 280 

Beulah 183, 280 

Buford 280 

Hulan 280 

Ivy 280 


Louie 280 

O. D. 183 

Vergie 280 

Report card 24 

Rhythmettes 170, 171 

Robison, Fabor 89 

Rodgers, Jimmie 16 

Riverside Rancho 155 

Jim, Wade and Grace 

Ray, Carl and wife 

Taft 

[Russell], Tom 216 

Schuler, Herb 190 

Kathleen 216 

Shreveport Municipal 

Auditorium 88 

song lyrics 64 

Sonny Trammel 149 

Stoker, Gordon 228 

Sunset and Vine, Los 

Angeles 114 

Terry, Bea 98, 282 

Thompson, Mr/Mrs 

Don 563 

Travis, Tony 170 

Tucker, Forrest, Jim, 

Mary 136 

Vergie, James, O. D. 

Reeves 15 

Wagonmasters 219, 252 

Walker, Cindy and her 

mother 513 

White family 

Buster, W.D., Mary 

[Elizabeth], Belle, 

Bruce, John 50 

Fred, Mary Lou, 

Phillip (Buster), 

Adele, Mary 

(Reeves) 183 

Williams, Hank 98

Wood, Del 212, 216, 

331 

WSM radio tower 162 

Pierce, Don 314-315, 601 


Webb 108, 110, 142, 

156, 184, 188, 189, 

191, 199, 258, 318, 353, 

354, 520 

Pike, Robert 138 

"Pill popping" 200-201, 

317-318 

Pine Bluff, AR 365 

Pineland, TX 14 

Pinkston, Frank 14 

Piper, William 455 

Pitts, Carey 30 

Pittsburgh, PA 173 

Plainsmen Quartet 

87, 475 

Platt, Bobby 504, 505 

Platters, The 300, 434 

Plooy, Johann du 467 

Pocatello, ID. 131 

Poe, Edgar 5, 348 

"Poems That Touch the 

Heart" 346-347 

Poff, Haskell 598, 602 

Poleg, Dov 639 

Politiken 


Pomare, Carl 657 

Poncio, Steve 68 

Poni Tails (band) 260 

Pop Deejay Convention 

& Seminar 246 

Pop Inn (TV show) 493 

Pope John XXIII 485 

Poplar Bluff, MO 179 

Port Arthur, TX 44 

Port Elizabeth, South 

Africa 415 

Port Elizabeth Express 

newspaper 415 

Port Stewart, Ireland 

480, 502, 504, 505 

Portadown (Ireland) 

Times (newspaper) 500 

Porter, Bill 270, 271, 

302, 324-325, 509 

Porterfield, Nolan 340 

Portland, OR 364, 478, 

561 

Portugal 3 

Post, Leon 149 

Wiley 21 

Post-Crescent, 

newspaper 

Appleton, WI 300 

Poston, Tom 222 

Potlatch, ID 262 

Potts, Annie 562 

Powell, Dick 431 

Max 515 

Powers, Vincent 483, 

484 

Preez, Nola du 468 

Presley, Elvis 1, 5, 80, 

83, 94, 100, 107, 110, 

124, 133, 143, 150, 

151, 156, 157, 159, 

165, 168, 186, 199, 

205, 222, 238, 248, 

253, 257, 258, 278, 

283, 284, 290, 297, 

303, 331, 332, 363, 

391, 403, 404, 426, 

431, 529, 538, 551, 

553, 567, 573, 584, 

597, 600 

Preston, Bill 624 

E. J. 329 

Frances 328-329 

Pretoria, South Africa 

417 

Price, Bill 16, 20 

Kenny 46 

Linda 623-624, 625, 

626, 629 

Ray 123, 131, 154, 207, 

224, 262, 267, 268, 

287, 398, 519, 542, 

596, 611, 619, 623- 

624, 643 

Prima, Louis 281, 657 

Prince 172 

25 

Prince Albert Show 

(radio program) 

160, 253 

Prince George, British 

Columbia 364 

Printer's Alley, (aka "The 

Men's District") 

Nashville 316-317 

Providence, RI 181 

Pueblo, CO 118, 150, 398 

Pulley, Ray 123 

Pursell, Bill 352, 434, 

561, 576, 622, 624 

Put Your Sweet Lips 

(play) 506 

Putnam, Bill 96 

Pyle, Robie 23 

- Q - 

Queens, NY 220, 281 

Quesnel, British 

Columbia 364 

- R - 

R. J. Reynolds Tobacco 

Co. 191 

Radio Luxembourg Book 

of Record Stars 584 

Radio stations: 300 

Armed Forces see above 

AM frequency 86 

Caroline 545-546 

Eireann 480, 482 

KEBE, Jacksonville 69 

KELK, Elko, NV 275 

KEMB, 

Roswell, NM 104 

KENS, San Antonio 366 

KFI, Los Angeles 97 

KGRI, Henderson, TX 

276, 446-447 

KLTI, Longview 73, 

74, 151 

KMAC, 

San Antonio 581 

KMJ, San Jose 104

26 

Radio stations, cont.: 

KRLD, Dallas 72, 95 

KRMD, Shreveport 

21, 40 

KGRI, Henderson, TX 

60ff., 66, 67, 70, 71, 

73, 187, 365, 519, 652 

KOCA, Kilgore 74-75 

KSIJ, Gladewater 69, 

75, 79, 80, 82, 265 

KSKY, Dallas 73 

KSTL, St. Louis 186 

KTHS, Little Rock 

82, 95 

KVEL, Vernal, UT 195 

KWCX, Willcox, 

AZ 205 

KWKH, Shreveport 

74, 81, 83, 84, 85, 

86, 88, 94, 95, 96, 101, 

106, 110, 130 

KWTO, Springfield, 

MO 253 

KXLA, Los Angeles 92 

KZIP, Amarillo, 

TX 521, 527 

Lourenco Marques 

403, 407, 418 

RIAS, Berlin, Germany 

547 

Springbok 402 

390 Pirate station 

England 546 

2 Pirate station 

England 546 

WGOO, Georgetown, 

SC 391 

WHO, Des Moines, IA 

651 

WENO, Madison, TN 

256, 288, 588 

WJAR, Providence 

RI - 182 

WLAC, Nashville - 315 

WLW, Cincinnati - 119 

WMAK, Nashville 443 

WNBC, New York 207 

WNOX, Knoxville 168 

Radio stations, cont.: 

WSM, Nashville 154, 

160-163, 180, 184, 

191, 195, 208, 209, 

221, 229, 230, 234, 

264, 279, 290, 306- 

307, 320, 324, [328], 

377, 378, 379, 394, 

398, 449, 519, 560, 

621, 622 

WVOM, Boston 171 

XERF, Mexico 110- 

111 

Rael, Jack Orchestra 

223 

Ragsdale, Betsy 610 

James 610 

Rainbow Ridge radio 

show 182 

Rainbow Room, 

Nashville 317 

Rains, Fred 254 

Rainwater, Marvin 

253, 270 

Raleigh, NC 184 

Ram, Buck 434 

Ramblin' Lou 248 

Ramsey, Myra 608 

Randolph, Boots 

317, 374, 530 

Raney, Wayne 600-601 

Zyndal 601 

Rapid City SD 250 

Rautenberg, Jans 464, 

469, 470, 

Rawlins, WY 157 

Ray, Wade 115, 154 

RCA Victor Records - 

1 Jim's first year on 

RCA; 2 letting "Am I 

Losing You" sit on 

shelf; 15 Jimmie 

Rodgers; 74 Jim 

not wanted; 99 Steve 

Sholes and Bob McClu- 

sky attending Jimmie 

Rodgers event; 113 

studio in Hollywood; 

114 picture of above; 

115 Del Roy as em- 

RCA Victor, cont.: 

ployee; 146 Bob McClu- 

sky; 150 Steve Sholes; 

160 releasing "I've Lived 

A Lot in My Time;" 173 

March of Dimes tour; 

178 sporadic Reeves' 

promotion; 183 1955- 

1956 sessions; 184 roy- 

alty check; 187 mention 

of microphone; 191-192 

1957 tour; 198 Leo 

Jackson's first session 

Jim; 207ff "Four Walls" 

release, 1957 European 

tour; 222 May 1957 

recording session; 225 

45-RPM single price 

hike; 226 "Two Shadows 

on the Window release; 

228 Jim in McGavock 

studio; 239 new studio; 

244 "I Love You More" 

release 263 replicating 

Jim's arrangements; 264 

producer; 265 stereo 

recording; 270-271 new 

engineer/engineering; 

275 1959 singles ses- 

sion; 278 "New Golden 

Age" campaign; 283 

picking songs; 284- 

286 "He'll Have to Go" 

and other songs; The 

Browns "The Three 

Bells;" 291 promotion; 

299-300 lousy distri- 

bution; 560 lack of 

support for Reeves; 

393 Jim with strings; 

301 arrangers; 303 New 

York studio; 330 in 

newspaper article about 

Jim; 347 let Jim record 

"Talkin' to Your Heart" 

album; 367 on RCA 

via Fabor; 371, 452 

Camden album songs; 

375 1961 songs; 395 

"Adios Amigo," "Stand

RCA Victor, cont.: 

at Your Window;" 403 

South Africa subsidiary; 

442 signs Dottie West; 

447 getting Jim into 

Ireland; 474 Cashbox 

award; 529 Kimberley 

Jim premiere; 529 

declining record sales; 

Country Caravan of 

Stars - 146; European 

"Sound of Tomorrow" 

tour 546ff.; picking 

singles - 557; 560 lack 

of support for Reeves; 

569 Jim's Europe tour; 

567 International; 1964 

albums 578; 588 feud; 

591 Music Row addi- 

tion; 639 subsidiaries 

offer condolences; 645- 

647, 649 - Jim's post- 

humous releases; 648 - 

Eddy Arnold records 

Reader's Digest 3 

Reagan, Nancy 244 

Ronald 244 

Rebounds, The 559 

Record Mirror 499 

Recording techniques 

270-272, 397-398, 

451 

Red Foley Show 291 

Red Dear, Alberta 

364, 517 

Red River Roundup 

(radio show) 86, 87, 

90, 110, 

Redding, CA 148, 351, 

478 

Reed, Bobby 466 

Reeh, Douglas 69, 75 

Reese, Della 543 

Reeves, family 246 

Addie 32 

Alton 21, 22, 614 

Asa 7, 8 

(Mary) Beulah (mother) 

6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 

14, 15, 16, 18, 21, 22, 

Reeves, cont.: 

Mary 23, 24, 39, 45, 

47-48, 133-134, 134, 

183, 205, 246, 251, 

269, 279, 280, 288, 

327, 333, 337, 352, 

355, 445, 513, 532, 

533, 579, 614, 643 

Buford see George 

Catherine 10, 280 

Charlie 639 

Del 4, 313, 582 

Edie 7, 8 

Eleanor 7-8 

genealogy 7 

Glenn 449 

George "Buford" 10, 

11, 13, 14, 19, 20, 23, 

134, 279, 280, 648 

Gregory 395 

Harriet 7 

Henrietta 7 

Hulan 11, 13, 20, 72, 

134, 262, 279, 280, 

310, 316, 327 

Ivy 279, 280, 337, 445, 

643 

J. B. 7 

J. C. "Charlie" 10, 11, 

25, 32 

Jacob 7 

James Columbus 7 

Jim "Travis": 

Abbott Records 

release 145-146, 

189 

ABN radio network 

230ff 

acting 351, 457-475, 

529 

Afrikaans songs 399, 

459 

anger 351, 374, 406 

appearance 126, 251, 

254, 268, 327-328, 

338-339, 472, 497, 

552, 553-554, 572 

Armed Forces 

radio 263-264 

TV 268 

27 

Reeves, Jim, cont.: 

autos 154, 190, 256, 

269, 307-309, 389, 

399, 566, 567 

auto salesman 

awards 262, 288-289, 

333, 380, 459, 529, 

553, 559, 649, 650 

band, in a 26-27 

baseball see sports 

big break 83 

birth 6, 11 

birthday, 39th 411 

40th 512-513 

blind girl, helping 531 

Blue Boys see above 

book plans 649 

booze, favorite 344 

drinking on tour 

350, 369, 372 

whiskey love of 201 

burial place 641 

business thoughts 

281-282, 367 

California living 295 

see also Bea Terry and 

Los Angeles 

at Carnegie Hall 376f 

cars see autos 

categorize 5 

character of 104, 154- 

155, 192, 235-236, 

252-253, 258, 259, 

260, 282, 297, 300, 

304, 321, 322, 325- 

326, 343-344, 351, 

369, 373-374, 377, 

392, 399, 440, 444, 

445, 449, 453, 458- 

460, 463, 464, 465, 

469, 472, 491-492, 

494-495, 497-498, 

503, 504, 531, 539, 

548, 553, 554, 557, 

577, 578-579, 580, 

582, 588, 600, 609, 

656, 657

28 


Chet Atkins, on 202- 

203, 302-303, 531 

charity MC 546 

childhood 12, 14-15, 

19, 20ff 

children 26, 389, 395, 

449, 489, 567-568 

around 579 

tried to adopt 

132, 348 

contributed to 

children causes 473 

Christmas (1957) 241 

(1960) 333, 334 

(1963) 532-533 

claustrophobic 569; 

clothing 100, 176, 

177, 251, 539 

college 36-37 (see 

University of Texas) 

compared to Eddy 

Arnold and Jim Ed 

Brown 648 

composer 21, 173, 199 

see songwriter 

correspondence 174, 

450, 458 

on country music 5, 

367, 367-368, 583- 

585, 589-590 

critics 67, 226 

dances, playing 398 

dating see girls 

death 4, 616 

premonitions of 

572f., 592-593, 640 

determination 31 

diamond ring 407, 635 

Dottie West 441-442 

see also West 

draft status 36, 39, 

41-42, 43 

earnings, tour 450, 538 

Irish 507 

see also royalties 

education 17, 20-21, 

22ff, 29, 30, 31 


graduation 34-35 

report card 24, 25 

estate 644 

settles with Barbara 

Manuel 649 

ethics 297 

Fabor Robison - see 

fan club 151, 183, 

184, 185, 186, 236, 

314, 356, 364, 587, 

650 

fan letters 583 

fleeced 535 

flying 108, 150, 536f 

541, 555-556, 557, 

571, 577, 579, 580, 

582, 585, 591, 596f, 

597, 604ff, 636 

656 what if? 

crash 614f 

premonition 640 

report 636ff 

scene 630f 

see tour 411-422; 

427, 439, 525-526; 

596-597, 603-613 

pilot license 508; 

509-510, 623 

Christmas '63 533 

food, favorite 

367, 523, 578 

during filming 

Kimberley Jim 

465-466 

funeral 641-645 

future 566, 567, 568, 

588, 640 

might be 656f 

"Gentleman Jim" 

154-155, 364 

girls, with 23-24, 28, 

48, 52-53, 115-116, 

147, 154-155, 331 

Edith Grace Cockrell 

24, 26, 35, 44, 46, 

47, 48, 58 


Mary White see 

wife below 

engaged to 58 

married 59 

God's calling on 369 

gold records 409, 459 

golf see sports 

Grand Ole Opry 98- 

99, 160-164, 278 

Great Britain, tour 447f 

record sales 650 

guitar, first 16; others 

26, 31, 177, 544 

playing on sessions 

452 

Rickenbacker 

337, 338 

strap 81 

gum chewing 328 

hairpiece see toupee 

health 327, 404, 417, 

437-438, 507, 537, 

542, 552, 585 

singing 305 


see songs below 

gold record, describes 

popularity of 306 

high school 

reunion 255 

hires Joyce Jackson 

243; leaves 287 

hits, number of 2 

Hollywood, in 196; 

see also Bea Terry 

home, first 72, 176, 186 

second 85, 233 

third (400 Westchester 

Dr.) 265-266, 309- 

310, 438, 542-543 

home recording 

358-359, 438 

honesty 503 

humor 30 

hunting 443, 446 

impulse buyer 366 

violin lamps 

income 445


influential people 

with 225 

insurance agent 71 

Jim Reeves Museum 

652 

Jim Reeves Show 

230ff, 243 

Kimberley Jim movie 

456-475, 529 

album 538 

salary 463 

acting during 467 

premiere 529 

land prospects 569-570 

597, 599f 

Las Vegas 423-426 

last picture 603 

last will, first 245-246 

life story 494 

marriage: 

almost breakup 75 

honeymoons 449 

wanting to divorce 

Mary 351 

Marty Robbins, 

on 353 

memorial park 649 

men group 331 

mental messages 206 

meeting the 

Beatles 493 

"Mexican Joe" 88-97, 

102, 112, 157 

No. 1 95 

royalties 92-93, 107 

Mexico, taking Mary 

to 448-449 

mood swings 282, 369 

370 

see also character 

morals thoughts 178 

movies, actors, 

actresses, on 368 

music scholarship 246 

musical interest 367f 

first 15-16, 23, 28 

Nashville, move to 163 

Nashville Symphony 

orchestra 357-358 


nightclubs 65, 75, 78 

274, 275, 349, 401 

1964 future plan 2-3 

offices 287 

overseas 304 

Ozark Jubilee 253- 

257 

paparazzo 491-492 

perfectionism/non- 

perfectionism 343 

personality - see 

character 

philandering 116, 

178-179, 200, 259, 

289, 332, 333, 354, 

361-362, 362, 365- 

366, 384-385, 401, 

409, 411, 429, 430, 

431, 449, 470, 478, 

479, 510, 512, 517, 

550 

phonograph record, 

first 15, 68 

pill popping 317 

pilot - see flying 

police raid 318 

pop music 77, 303- 

304 

popularity of 638ff 

premonitions 

see flying 

see Mary 

public speaking 29 

publishing companies 

291 (see also Jim 

Reeves Enterprises) 

privacy 356 

radio 21, 60ff., 

229-241, 291, 296 

buying KGRI 276 

profit 446-447 

see radio stations 

RCA Victor 145ff 

album cover, not 

liking 348 

boycotting sessions 

530, 546, 560 

Camden label 

371, 645 

29 


lack of support 299, 

450, 474, 529-530, 

557, 560 

signing with 150 

resigning from 279 

record sales 128, 159, 

184, 299, 422, 439, 

458, 529, 546, 554, 

557, 587, 650 

recording sessions 

68, 151, 153, 158- 

159, 183, 202-204, 

222, 225, 227, 228, 

240, 257, 260, 265, 

267, 275, 283-284, 

293, 299, 301-304, 

309, 320, 321, 324, 

325, 325-326, 327, 

336, 347, 348, 353, 

362, 370-371, 373, 

374, 386-388, 395- 

396, 400, 417, 426, 

428, 432, 433-437, 

439, 440, 450-451, 

451, 452,-453, 462- 

463, 508-509, 515- 

516, 530, 530-531- 

532, 541, 561, 573- 

574, 575 

Shreveport 107 

with Johnny 

Horton 79ff 

with Dottie West 

530 

records as insurance 

policy 359, 560, 

645-647 

religious 179, 257, 

260, 386 

rock 'n' rock 199, 201 

royalty checks 107, 

184, 439 

sharing 289-291 

Shannon Records 506 

shoulder, broke 25-26 

Silver award 553

30 


singing style 462, 548, 

574 

skirt chaser - see 

philandering above 

smoking, quit - 244 

songwriter 64, 113, 

187, 193, 219-220, 

289-290, 396, 453, 

573 

favorites 369 

sons, twin 524-525 

speeding 519 

sports 27, 30, 31ff, 

43, 44-47, 53-55, 57, 

59, 190-191, 201, 304, 

345-346, 346, 348, 

352, 352-353, 366, 

424-426, 438, 443, 

445, 446, 476, 477, 

510, 519, 539, 562- 

564, 579, 586, 587, 

stage fright 63 

show variation 398 

English audience 492 

steel plate in head 

rumor 469 

sterile 116-117, 567 

Sinatra, dislike of 227 

South Africa 402-422 

tardiness 343 

Teal records album 

disappearance 417 

television, on 368, 543 

television presence 

254-257, 368, 370, 

559 

television venture 355 

Terry, Bea see Terry 

tonsillectomy 45 

toupee 134, 154, 166, 

167, 177, 239, 295, 

327-328, 338-339, 

339, 428, 452, 472, 

500, 549, 565, 573 


tours 102ff, 126-127, 

129-132, 134, 156- 

157, 158, 185, 200, 

223-224, 225, 228, 

250-251, 252-253, 

261-262, 268-269, 

272ff, 279, 281, 287, 

291, 294-295, 297, 

301, 304-305, 316, 

320, 321, 321-322, 

323, 333, 335, 340, 

344-345, 347, 348- 

349, 350, 351-352, 

353-356, 359-360, 

361, 362, 364-365, 

365, 366, 368, 369, 

370, 374, 388, 389, 

389-390, 390-391, 

394-395, 398, 400- 

401, 410-422, 423- 

426, 444, 445, 447, 

448-449, 452, 475, 

476, 477, 478, 515- 

516, 519-520, 524- 

525, 538-539, 541- 

542, 546, 557, 558, 

560-561, 565-566, 

568, 569, (591 

future tour) 

Europe (1964) 

546ff, 589-590, 590 

sound systems 549 

Irish 476-493, 500- 

506 

USO 134-135, 207f 

earnings 184, 486, 

488, 560 

tour payments 345 

see also royalties 

transportation: 

Corvair van 333 

Flexbus "Big Blue" 

333-334, 339-345, 

352, 354-355, 366, 

389, 476, 521, 565 

flying with Bill 

Larson 477-478 

Volkswagen bus 

323, 333 


vacation 307-308 

voice change 27, 187 

singing voice, 

early 1, 20, 28, 65, 

70, 78, 101, 113, 

168, 177, 187, 202, 

later 3-4, 168, 203, 

204, 205, 225, 252, 

303, 305, 321, 345, 

358, 371, 374, 375, 

425, 428, 462-463, 

560 

Wagonmasters, cost of 

clothing 209 

water, afraid of 569 

weather, fright of 

254-255 

whiskey love of 

see booze 

whooping cough 27 

wristwatch 592 

Joe 9, 10, 22, 23, 117 

Joe Lynn 280 

Joe Max 48 

John Rex 10, 11, 13, 21, 

279, 297, 327, 398-399, 

438, 579, 648 

Laura 7 

Louie 11, 13, 13-14, 14, 

21, 35, 279, 280, 297, 

337 

Mary (see Elliott) 

Mary White (wife) - 1 

Jim' booster; 2 Mary's 

releasing Jim's music; 

4 Jim's heart; 8 ge- 

nealogy; 48 mention 

of; 49-59 family; 

60ff. marries; Jim on 

radio; 66-67 on Ross'; 

69 meets Billie Perry- 

man; 70 character; 

71 Macy record sales; 

72, 284 Jim's singing; 

73 Mary's Texas jobs; 

75-76, 78 on night- 

clubs; 79 on Tom 

Perryman; 81 record 

release; radio jobs; 86

Reeves, Mary, cont.: 

in Shreveport; 92 Jim's 

voice described by 

Horace Logan; 

94 Charlie Stokley and 

Jim's tour without her; 

95 hearing Jim's excit- 

ment of "Mexican Joe" 

being No. 1; 100 pic- 

ture - Jim and Mary at 

Texas event; 102 

friendship with T. 

Tommy Cutrer; 103 

Tom Bearden's com- 

ment on Mary's and 

Jim's love for each 

other; 108 on song 

"Bimbo;" 112 1953 

tours; 113 Jim's song 

writing; 114-115 letter 

to Ross' on California; 

117-118 1954 picture; 

cannot have children; 

118 Jim's Masonic 

membership; 122 on 

Leo Jackson's guitar 

playing; 123 Leo's 

education; 125 Mary 

living with Robisons; 

126 Jim's interaction 

with other women; 

127 attitude toward 

other young women; 

130 1954 DeBerry TX 

visit; 132 running out 

gas in Oregon; 133 

Mary in Mesa, AZ; 

135 Leo and Mary; 

136 Jim, Mary and 

Forrest Tucker picture; 

142, 146 Jim getting 

out of contract with 

Fabor Robison; 143 on 

Tom Parker managing 

Jim; 147 Jim joining 

RCA; 148 selling 

pictures on 1955 tour; 

149 1955 photo; 150- 

151 to Nashville for 

first RCA recording 


session; 152 on "Yon- 

der Comes a Sucker;" 

154 never going to 

California; 156 1955 

schedule; 157 Jim's 

letter; 158 writing 

mother; 159 Elvis; 

160 Jim's Opry 

membership; 163f 

describes Nashville; 

166 in Nashville 

(1955); 174 

answering mail; 175 

promoter, 175-176 

tour letter; 176 1st 

Nashville home; 176 

Jim's clothing 

change; 177 cooking; 

184 furniture to 

Nashville; 180 Jim's 

health; family visit; 

188 didn't like 

"According to My 

Heart;" 189 song 

selection; 191 

on baseball; 199 rock 

-n- roll songs; 200 

business head; 201 

202 "Four Walls"; 

205 other singer's 

singing; 207f 

Europe; 225 Jim's 

voice; 228 on 

"Seabreeze;" "Blue 

without My Baby;" 

237 Mary's 

cooking; 243 office 

help; 246 Jim's last 

will and legacy; 247, 

296 Cheyenne collie; 

250 watching Law- 

rence Welk Show; 

251 supper with Bea- 

lah Reeves; 256-257 

at Ozark Jubilee; 

258-259 Wisconsin 

State Fair; 262 Texas 

visit; 265 cooking 

steaks; Madison home 

31 


266; runs off stalker; 

269 in Las Vegas 

273, 274, 276 Jim's 

letters to her; 278 

Grand Ole Opry 

thoughts; 279 Texas 

visit; 287 warns 

against hiring Barry; 

288 DJ convention; 

291 Christmas; 296 

on home and office 

life; 303 on Jim's 

singing; 305 on 


award; 308 cars 

owned by Reeves'; 

320 on "Am I Losing 

You"; 325 on "The 

Tie That Binds" and 

"The Letter Edged in 

Black"; 326 on Jim's 

and Chet's relations; 

327 attends Hulan 

Reeves' funeral; 333 

Texas Christmas; 338 

band's clothes; 339 

Jim's hair; 342 send- 

ing Jim and Boys off; 

343 tardiness; 345 

in San Antonio with 

Jim, playing golf; 346 

driving the bus; 346 

golf tournament; 347 

adopting children; 348 

on "Talkin' to Your 

Heart"; 349, 352 on 

Texas tour, stayed with 

Lee's; 351 married 

to Mary; 352-353 

playing golf; 355, 445 

in Texas; 359 Jim's 

home records as in- 

surance policy; 364 

fan club president 

letter; with Jim in 

Vancouver, BC.; 365 

366 in Arkansas,

32 


and socializing; 366 

367 San Antonio 

golf; 373 awards 

show with Jim; 383, 

384 life of leisure; 

know about Jim's 

philandering; 386 

unformal religious; 

389 Virginia and 

North Carolina tour; 

393 country>city 

social group; 395 

at Jim's recording 

sessions, not knowl- 

edgable about music; 

396 songwriter; 405 

sent Jim to South 

Africa; 408-409 letter 

from Jim; 410 men- 

tioned in Brangwag 

magazine; 412 inter- 

national incident with 

Blacks by Jim; 418 

wedding anniversary; 

427 on "Just Out of 

Reach," "I Love You 

Because," "Memories 

Are Made of This;" 

427 Jim's pilot train- 

ing; 432 Cuban 

missile crisis; 437 

438 Jim's health; 

443 in Texas; 444 

work with Ray Baker; 

446 on Jim's hunting; 

447 KGRI co-book- 

keeper; 448 Great 

Britain; 448-449 trip 

to Mexico; 449 on 

their marriage; 450 

Jim on TV; 457 Jim 

singer/actor; 460 

about Jim and the 

South African blacks; 

466 missing movie 

songs; 471 Jim's 

letter from Cheyenne; 


476 '63 Texas dates; 

480, 482, 488, 489, 

490 Irish tour; 494 

"Yours Sincerely Jim 

Reeves" album; 496 

Michael Black de- 

scription of Mary; 

499 England tour; 

506 Bunratty Castle; 

509, 526, 532-533 

Christmas 1963 Texas 

visit; 511 on Jim's 

philandering; 513 her 

drinking; 515 abuse 

allegation by Zanetis; 

520 meets Judy 

Ford; 524 on John 

Kennedy; 529 

picture with Jim 

as "Star of the Year;" 

529 New York 

premiere of Kimbeley 

Jim; 534 on flying 

with Jim; 538 letter 

to Ross'; 542 in 

Texas; 543 house 

furniture; 545 a tape 

of Jimmy Dean 

Show; 550 Jim's 

German girlfriend; 

552 Mary to Norway; 

556 in Amsterdam; 

556 Atkins 

philandering; 559 

Jim working in 

England in later 

years; 562f Texas 

trip; 569 golfer, 1964 

summer, fearful of 

water; 572 Springer 

letter of condolence; 

572-573 premon- 

Itions about Jim's 

death; 576 on 

"Missing You;" 578 

Jim's albums themes; 

578-582 Texas 1964 

trip; 579 appearance; 


580 Judy Ford's 

thoughts on Mary after 

Jim; 584 mention of 

Texas trips; 585 trip 

not taken to Arkansas; 

586 out of town; 587 

golf game; 588 Jim 

recording "Love Didn't 

Pass Me By;" 589 on 

"The Voice" song; 591 

proposed August 1964 

trip; 591 future office 

at RCA building; 592- 

593 Jim's premonitions 

about his death; 594 

Jim planting flowers 

for Mary; 595 losing 

her golf game and Jim's 

last words to her; 596 

meeting at bank; 617, 

618 her thought on 

plane going down; 620 

bad weather flying; 

622 asked by Hal 

Durham were Jim was; 

asked by Barbara 

Manuel about Dean; 

623 wondering where 

Jim might be with 

Joyce Jackson; 624 

confirms with Barbara 

Manuel; 625 Mary 

shock and numb; 627 

speculation if Jim 

landed somewhere; 

vision from Jim; 629 

3rd day search; 635 

told by brother Jim was 

found; 635-636 gift to 

Bob Newton; 638 

condolences of fans, 

etc.; 640 self-control 

about Jim's death; 643- 

644 Mary "grieving;" 

644 financial survival; 

644 romance with Bud 

Logan; 645-647 Jim's 

repertoire coordinator; 

songs in "can;"


648 Eddy Arnold 

exploiting on Jim's 

legacy; on John 

Rex Reeves; 649 Chet 

Atkins on Mary grief; 

649 condolences to 

Marie Cole; 649 work 

on memorial park; 649 

Jim's awards; 649 book 

plans; 650 with Roy 

Acuff and Billboard 

award; 650 meets and 

marries Terry Davis; 

650 Mary's net worth; 

651 Jim's memory - 

1974; 651 revenge on 

Bea Terry; 651 Music 

Publishers' Association 

board; 651 agricultural 

loans; 651-652 sold 

music publishing com- 

panies; 652 Jim's 

museum; 652 Mary's 

health 1995; 652-653 

property agreement; 

653f lawsuit; 655 

Mary's handwritten will 

Mary Magadeline - 8, 9 

Noah 7 

O. D. 11, 21, 22, 23, 24, 

107, 180, 183, 269, 337, 

445, 513, 579 

Sarah 7 

Seburn 7, 8 

Thomas (father) 6, 8, 9, 

10, 11, 12, 12-13, 13, 

14, 21, 205 

Vergie (McNeese) 

13-14, 15, 17, 19, 20, 

21, 23, 24, 25, 39, 43, 

60, 85, 110, 116, 184, 

279, 280, 525, 578-579 

William 7, 10 

Regina, 

Saskatchewan 516 

Reisman, Joe 148, 169 

Reo Palm Isle 

(nightclub) Longview 

35, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 

113, 265 

Western Swing 77 

Reprise Records 403 

Rettig, Mary 424 

Reynolds, Burt 435 

Debbie 172, 423, 431 

Lily 500 

Ken 286 

Rhodes, Curley 208 

Dusty 114 

Mary 208 

Rhoten, Charles 266 

Rhythm Ranch Hands 

(band) 101 

Rhythmasters 301 

Rhythmettes 169, 170, 

171 

Rice, Jerry 489 

Rich, Charlie 434, 639 

Dave 261 

Margaret 639 

Richard, Wendy 493 

Richards, Cliff 403 

Richardson, Don 254, 

265 

Richmond, VA 452 

Rickenbacker Guitar 

Company 337-338, 588 

Richter-Visser, Anna 

468 

Riddle, Nelson 302 

Riddlehoover, Cary 26 

James 26 

Margaret 43, 68 

Righteous Brothers 388 

Righter, Carroll 244 

Riley, Billy 600 

W. J. 9 

Ring, Bill 254 

Rio, Bobby 568 

Rion, Johnny 186 

Rip Van Wyk (South 

Africa movie) 464 

Risinger, Bob 47 

Ritter, Brian 102 

Dorothy 639 

John 431 

33 

Ritter, Tex 74, 154, 175, 

324, 431, 436, 457, 512, 

531, 639 

Riverside, CA 268 

Riverside Rancho radio 

program/ballroom 

196, 248 

Riviera, TX 564 

RKO Radio Network 38 

RKO Studios 38 

RKO Theaters 38 

"Road Kill on a Three- 

Chord Highway" 

(book) 144 

Roanoke, VA 220, 349 

"Roaring Twenties" 6 

Robbins, Hargus 'Pig' 

263, 530, 531, 532, 

Marty 119, 165, 194, 

198, 199, 221, 232, 307, 

333, 353, 372, 377, 378, 

379, 382, 392, 539, 584, 

615-616, 622, 625, 629, 

643 

Roberts, John 620 

NFN 657 

Robertson, Joseph 

507, 585 

Robison, Fabor 1, 79ff., 

88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 

96, 97, 98, 99, 101, 102, 

103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 

112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 

118, 124, 125, 126-127, 

128, 128-129, 129, 130, 

134, 142, 143, 144, 145, 

147, 148, 152, 154, 156, 

157, 165, 168, 189, 190, 

204, 285, 289, 291, 367, 

458, 639 

Mary 80, 113, 115, 

125, 129 

Robstown, TX 262, 398, 

477 

Rochester, MN 539 

Rock 'n' roll music 40, 

159, 227, 238 

Rock-a-billy music 95

34 

Rockford, IL 538 

Rocky Mount, NC. 184 

Rodgers, Carrie 119, 380 

519 

Clodagh 303, 480, 482, 

485, 503, 504, 639 

Jimmie 15, 16, 99, 122, 

151, 177, 186, 198, 221, 

324, 340, 380, 426, 519 

Memorial Celebration 

122, 151, 166, 186 

Rodham, Tony 654 

Rodriguez, Chi Chi 476 

Rogaly, Frank 404 

Rogers, AR 366 

Rogers, Charles 97 

Dale Evans 258, 438 

Ginger 177, 440 

Julie 494 

Kenny 193 

Mel 312, 315, 316, 318, 

327, 335, 336, 337, 343, 

350, 353, 354, 360, 379, 

381, 392, 456, 460, 461, 

472, 473, 475, 479, 483, 

496, 507, 524, 629 

Roy 100, 258, 438 

Will 21 

Rokita, Kurt 130, 515 

Rolling Stones 560, 648 

Romano, Tony 135 

Romanoff, Mike 97 

Rome, Italy 405, 406 

Romero, Cesar 332 

Rondo, Don 232 

Rondo Music Publishing 

Co. 97, 187, 285 

Roosevelt, Eleanor 

196, 217 

Franklin 45, 169, 436, 

Rose, David 97 

Fred 175 

Wesley 207 

Rosner, Ben 395, 405, 

474 

Ross, Andrew 40 

Bob 113, 114, 118, 

Clara 66, 72, 82, 91,92- 

93, 94, 103, 114, 118, 

139, 143, 151, 175- 

176, 176, 177, 180, 

186, 193, 538, 639 

James 82 

John 66, 72, 82, 91, 92- 

93, 94, 121, 122, 131, 

139, 143, 175-176, 

176, 177, 193, 472, 

538, 639 

Shirley 121, 122, 131, 

133, 186, 198, 472 

Roswell, NM 150, 157 

Round-up Club 

Gladewater TX 80 

Rowden, Vernon 28 

Rowe, Louise 77 

Red 196 

Rowley, Dido 79, 127, 

129, 148, 149, 150 

Evelyn 79, 89, 90, 129, 

148, 150 

Jerry 79, 89, 90, 124, 

127, 128, 129, 148, 

150 

Trio 79, 124 

Rowlf (puppet) 544 

Roy, Del 115, 118, 127, 

129, 146, 

Dianne 70, 71 

Kitty 115 

Lynn 60, 61, 70, 71 

Nell 71 

Roy Rogers-Dale Evans 

TV Special 438 

Royal, Billy 401 

Royalty sharing 290 

Ruby, Jack 522 

Ruislip, England 491, 

492 

Rushford, Richard aka 

Dick O'Shaughnessy 

Russell, Johnny 284, 

289, 290, 291, 394 

Tommy 209 

Rydell, Bobby 300 

Ryman Auditorium, 

Nashville 99, 160-162, 

208, 587 

- S - 

Sachs, Mr/Mrs Bill 208 

Sacramento, CA 478 

Sadler, Harry 256 

Safranski, Eddie 

Orchestra 223 

Saginaw, MI 389, 450 

St. Louis, MO 32, 173, 

449 

Browns 45 

Cardinals 32-33, 37, 38, 

39, 41, 42, 43, 45, 54 

St. Paul, MN 184 

Salem, OR 479 

Salina, KS 185, 272 

Salisbury, MD 189, 273 

Northwood Bar 

Salisbury, Rhodesia 

(Harare, Zimbabwe) 

406, 419 

Salk, Jonas 169 

Salt Lake City UT 252 

San Angelo, TX 349 

San Antonio, TX 110, 

112, 150, 193, 279, 345, 

349, 391, 445, 446, 476, 

519-520, 564, 580-582 

Express (newspaper) 

391, 476, 640 

Forester's Hall 160 

Hi-Ho Ballroom 423 

Lackland AB 160, 262, 

314, 391, 423, 591 

Light (newspaper) 

119, 206, 304 

Municipal Auditorium 

314, 519-520 

Randolph AB 314 

Texas Open Golf 

Tournament 476 

San Carlos, CA 478 

San Diego, CA 349 

San Francisco, CA 478 

San Jose, CA, Balconades 

Ballroom 104, 148

Sanders, Connie 654, 

654-655 

Doug 425, 476, 

Sands, Tommy 97 

Santa Fe, NM 355 

Saskatoon, Alberta 322 

Saturday Night - Country 

Style (radio show) 82 

Savannah, GA 346, 354 

Schmidt, Vivian 581 

Schmitt, Philippe 138 

Schone, Mark 3 

Schriver, "Ramblin' 

Lou" 182 

Schuchman, Don 46, 47 

Schulman, Peg 587 

Scott, Jan 544 

Scott Music Hall Presents 

Patti Page TV show 223 

Scotts Bluff, NB 

346, 398 

Scruggs, Earl 

see Lester Flatt 

Seat, Thomas 596-597 

Seattle, WA 388, 389, 

394, 478-479, 

Sedivy, Bill 166, 167, 

251, 255, 291, 301, 644 

Eldon 256 

Wilma 166, 166-167, 

247, 250, 251, 255, 261, 

272, 346, 386, 401, 404, 

472, 644, 648 

Segal, Jack 496 

Segregation 

347-348, 356, 357 

Seigenthaler, Dolores 347 

see also Dolores Watson 

John 236, 347, 357 

Seitz, Chuck 451, 573, 

575 

Sells, Carolyn 430-431 

Selman, Clarence 277, 

390, 647 

Selph, Jimmy 386 

Send 'em Home Sweatin' 

(book) 483 

Senors, Gracias 424 

Service, Robert 5, 348 

Seymour, Maurice 644 

Seymour and 

Zeldman 644 

Shahan, "Happy" 510 

Shaner, Ray 399 

Shannon Records 506, 

528, 568-569 

Sharecropping 11 

Shaw, Artie 97 

Robert Chorale 526 

Shea, George 278 

Sheehy, Gail 318 

Sheets, Ralph 

"Lucky" 109 

Sheffield, AL 124 

Sheffield, Donald 516 

Shepard, Jean 194, 198, 

262, 539, 

Shibley, Arkie 312 

Sholes, Steve 99, 114, 

146, 147, 150, 152, 

157, 159, 168, 187, 

190, 197, 198, 203, 

239, 279, 283, 304, 

311, 330, 395, 474 

Shore, Dinah 220 

Show Busi ness 

Illustrated 379 

Shreve, Capt. NFN 85 

Shreveport, LA 25, 35, 

39, 40, 44, 52, 60, 82, 

83, 85, 93, 101, 108, 

124, 129, 132, 133, 

142,158, 329, 332, 390 

Municipal Auditorium 

87, 88, 119 

Times (newspaper) 

82, 134, 142, 641 

Shucher, Herb 1, 172, 

174, 174-175, 175, 

181, 182, 185, 190, 

191, 192, 205, 209, 

210, 211, 212, 214, 

217, 223, 229, 241, 

243, 247, 249, 253, 

256, 260, 261, 263, 

268, 274, 278, 279, 

281, 285-287, 291, 

296, 322, 323, 582 

35 

Schuler, cont.: 

Katherine 209, 213, 

260, 286 

Sidores, Joe 113, 114 

Sikes, Ivy 279 

Silva, Laura 569, 597, 

598 

Siman, Ely "Si" 253, 

254, 258, 330 

Sims, Flo 21, 23, 35, 108 

Russell 79-80, 92, 134, 

146, 148, 561, 562 

Sinatra, Frank 5, 177, 

204, 223, 227, 239, 253, 

331, 391, 656, 657 

Singleton, Margie 568 

Shelby 372, 561 

Sinker, Mark 493 

Sioux City, IA 184, 291, 

475 

Sioux Falls, SD 184, 

279, 475 

Skull Orchards, Longview 

(nightclub) 65 

Skyline Club, 

Austin, TX 77 

Sloan, Ken 338 

Small, Clint 68 

Smathers, George 227 

Smith, Aubrey 599 

Beasley 160 

Bucky 128, 148 

Carl 119, 164, 175, 224, 

450, 539, 627 

Chester 312 

Hal 287, 312, 320, 507, 

518 

Henry 506 

Monroe 61, 62 

69, 71, 75 

Peter 490 

Smokey 119 

Sunny 128 

Velma 260, 324, 373, 

387, 434, 435, 440, 516, 

530, 532 

Winnifred 437

36 

"Smokey and the Bandit" 

(movie) 435 

"Smokey and the Bear" 

(movie) 124 

Smrl, Richard 355 

Smyth, Mitchell 504, 505 

Snow, Hank 97, 106, 

118, 147, 151, 160, 165, 

168, 175, 199, 207, 221, 

329, 337, 386, 535, 539, 

588, 639 

Music Store 251-252 

Solace, Leslie 306 

Solomon, Philip 447, 

448, 476-477, 479-480, 

480, 481, 482, 483, 484, 

490, 491, 494, 496, 498, 

501, 503, 504, 507, 546 

Songs: 

"A Beautiful Life" 260 

"A Christmas Star" 241 

"A Fallen Star" 

370, 580 

"A Fool Such as I" 

97, 265, 279, 281 

"A Letter to My 

Heart" 394 

"A Penny for Your 

Thoughts" 64 

"A Poor Boy Like 

Me" 568 

"A Railroad Bum" 

371, 384 

"A Stranger's Just a 

Friend" 422, 461-462, 

462, 

"A Woman's Love" 114 

"Above and Beyond" 491 

"According to My Heart" 

168, 188, 190, 195, 

224, 645 

"Adios Amigo" 375, 502, 

394, 409, 447, 493, 516, 

547, 553, 555, 565 

Afrikaans songs, mention 

of 645 

"After Awhile" 285 

Songs, cont.: 

Songs, cont.: 

"After Loving You" "Beating on the Ding 

426, 427 

Dong" 119 

"Alabama Jubilee" 547 "Beautiful Dreamer" 400 

"All for the Love of a "Before I Died" 452 

Girl" 79 

"Believing in You" 199 

"All I Have to Do is "Bebop-a-lula" 227 

Dream" 243 

"Beyond the Shadow of 

"All Shook Up" 227 a Doubt" 168 

"Almost" 302 

"Big Bad John" 365 

"Am I Losing You" 2, "Big Iron" 379 

173, 187, 188, 199, "Billy Bayou" 264, 267, 

201, 202, 207, 220, 290, 299, 339, 553 

224, 237, 320, 321, "Bimbo" 107, 112, 128, 

330, 372, 383, 389, 145-146, 149, 181, 185, 

401, 493, 516, 651, 190, 256, 330, 401, 402, 

658 

492, 502, 539, 540, 545, 

"Am I That Easy to 547 

Forget" 375 

"Blackland Farmer" 119 

"Amazing Grace" 522 "Blizzard, The" 5, 324, 

"An Evening Prayer" 324-325, 348 

257, 360, 429 

"Blue Boy" 193, 242, 

"An Old Christmas 251, 260, 261, 289, 566 

Card" 432, 436, 526 "Blue Canadian Rockies" 

"Angels Don't Lie" 561 451, 516, 553 

"Annabel Lee" 348 "Blue Christmas" 241, 

"Anna Marie" 197, 228, 437, 526 

236, 239, 241, 244, "Blue Doll" 193, 242 

250, 502, 

"Blue Memories" 290 

"Are You the One" 144 "Blue Moon" 133 

"Around the World" "Blue Moon of 

231, 234 

Kentucky" 133 

"Blue Side of Lonesome" 

224 

370, 371, 647 

"As Usual" 515 

"Blue Skies" 374 

"Auf Wiedersehn 

"Blue Without My 

Sweetheart" 451 Baby" 5, 228 

"Away in the 

"Blue Yodel No. 5" 15 

Manger" 241 

"Blues in My Heart" 225 

"Back Street Affair" 77 "Bolandse Nooientjie" 

"Ballad of '96" 541 400 

"Battle of 

"Born to Be Lucky" 461, 

Kookamonga" 283 462, 468, 515 

New Orleans" 

"Born Too Late" 260 

283, 329 

"Bottle, Take Effect" 452 

Waterloo" 283 

"Breeze (Blow My Baby 

"Baubles, Bangles and Back to Me)" 168 

Beads" 224 

"Broken Hearted 

"Be Honest With 

Me" 374 

Gypsy" 79

Songs, cont.: 

"But You Love Me, 

Daddy" 224, 285, 288 

"Butterfly Love" 96, 

100, 103, 107, 243 

"Bye, Bye Love" 243, 

363 

"Candy Kisses" 224 

"Careless" 231 

"Carmen Suite" 357 

"Carolina Moon" 

5, 172, 531 

"Cattle Call" 303 

"Chattanooga Shoeshine 

Boy" 253 

"Changing Partners" 373 

"Cherry Pink and Apple 

Blossom White" 224 

"Chew Tobacco 

Rag" 75, 259 

"Chicken Hearted" 

68, 71 

"Choo Ch' Boogie" 436 

"Christmas Polka" 3 

"Circle Rock" 199 

"Clementine" 300 

"Cool Water" 114 

"Cotton King" 539 

"Crazy" 154 

"Crying in My 

Sleep" 646 

"Crying is My Favorite 

Mood" 5, 646 

"Dance, Everyone, 

Dance" 260 

"Dance with Me, 

Henry" 224 

"Danny Boy" 5, 101, 

275, 323, 325, 348, 353, 

357, 361, 501, 502, 504, 

523 

"Dark Moon" 275, 281, 

300 

"Dear John Letter" 

80, 105 

"Deep Dark Water" 646 

"Deep in the Heart of 

Texas" 547 

"Deep Water" 66 

"Detroit City" 547 

Songs, cont.: 

"Diamonds in the 

Sand" 461, 462, 649 

"Didn't I?" 442 

"Die Ou Kalahari" 

400, 451 

"Diggy, Diggy Lo" 251 

"Distant Drums" 3, 523, 

646, 650 

"Dolly with the 

Dimpled Knees" 

461, 462 

"Don't Ask Me Why" 

198 

"Don't Be Cruel" 303 

"Don't Let Me Cross 

Over" 453, 652 

"Don't Tell Me" 188 

"Drinking Champagne" 

566 

"Drinkin' Tequila" 74, 

118, 149, 190, 191 

"Dueling Banjos" 475 

"Each Beat of My 

Heart 74 

"Each Time You Leave" 

168, 264 

"Echo Bonita" 106, 118 

"Eddy's Song" 92 

"Ek Verlang Na Jou" 

400, 451 

"El Paso" 333, 372, 379 

"El Rancho Del Rio" 

91, 107 

"El Rancho Grande" 

335 

"Evening Prayer" 5 

"Everywhere You Go" 

225, 295, 370 

"Final Affair" 225 

"500 Miles Away from 

Home" 547, 551 

"Forgive Me" 90 

"Four Walls 5, 201, 

202, 203, 207, 210, 

214, 217, 220, 223, 

226, 238, 239, 241, 

243, 268, 275, 278, 

295, 296, 401, 429, 

440, 490, 502, 516, 

37 

Songs, cont.: 

 

545, 547, 553 

"From a Jack to a King" 

452, 458-459, 493 

"Georgia on My 

Mind" 547 

"Give Me One More 

Kiss" 134, 157, 159 

"Go On Home" 373 

"God Be with You" 

5, 257, 260, 439 

"God Walks These Hills 

With Me" 254 

"God's Cathedral" 

(poem) - 387 

"Gone" 208 

"Gonna Find Me a 

Bluebird" 231 

"Good for Nothing 

Heart" 188 

"Good Morning 

Self" 440, 538 

"Goodnight Irene" 242 

"Green, Green Grass 

of Home" 154 

"Greensleeves" 547 

"Guilty" 451, 475, 519, 

530, 568 

"Gypsy Feet" 646 

"Gypsy Heart" 91 

"Hadacol Boggie" 69 

"Harbor Lights" 77, 300 

"Have I Stayed Away 

Too Long" 302, 322, 

"Have I Told You Lately 

That I Love You" 

175, 254 

"Have Thine Own 

Way" 387 

"Have You Ever Been 

Lonely" 652 

"Hawaiian War 

Chant" 90 

"Heartbreak Hotel" 154 

199, 205, 239 

"Heartbreak in 

Silhouette" 451

38 

Songs, cont.: 

"Heartbreakin' Baby" 

74, 113 

"He'll Have to Go" 5, 

276, 277, 278, 282-284, 

288, 289, 291, 295, 296, 

298-300, 304-307, 311, 

320, 321, 322, 330, 331, 

353, 358, 372, 379, 401, 

402, 409, 416, 428, 429, 

493, 499, 516, 529, 537, 

544, 547, 548, 555, 625, 

649 

"Hello, Mary Lou" 491 

"Hello Trouble" 527 

"Hep Cat Baby" 199 

"He's Got the Whole 

World in His 

Hands" 339 

"Hey, Good Lookin'" 99 

"Highway to Nowhere" 

168, 177, 649 

"Hillbilly Waltz" 107 

"Home" 267, 268, 269, 

272, 278, 291, 299, 

"Honey, Won't You 

Please Come Home" 

561 

"Hot Rod Race" 312 

"Hound Dog" 227, 303 

"How are Things in 

Glocca Morra" 229 

"How Can I Write on 

Paper (What I Feel in 

My Heart)" 362, 370 

"How Long Has It 

Been" 257 

"How Many" 74, 90, 

190, 516 

"How Many Tears 

From Now" 63 

"How's the World 

Treating You" 265 

"Hula Rock" 199 

"Humpty Dumpty 

Heart" 64 

Songs, cont.: 

"I Call Her 

Heartache" 646 

"I Can't Fly" 198 

"I Can't Help It If I'm 

Still in Love with 

You" 444 

"I Can't Stop Loving 

You" 211-212, 493, 

547, 551, 575 

"I Care No More" 225 

"I Could Cry" 74, 102 

"I Don't See Me in Your 

Eyes Anymore" 225 

"I Fall to Pieces" 154, 

281, 363, 374, 428, 

511, 652 

"I Get the Blues When 

It Rains" 225, 295 

"I Grew Up" 466 

"I Guess I'm Crazy" 5, 

561, 565, 573, 576, 

587, 649 

"I Heard a Heartbreak 

Last Night" 222 

"I Know One" 309, 320 

"I Left My Heart in 

San Francisco" 478 

"I Let the Stars Get in 

My Eyes" 105 

"I Let the World Pass 

Me By" 199 

"I Love You" 106, 107, 

112, 130, 250, 

"I Love You Because" 

510, 547, 551, 553, 

556, 557, 559, 565, 

572, 584, 587, 649 

"I Love You More" 

240, 244, 298 

"I Missed Me" 309, 

330, 331, 333, 612 

"I Never Pass There 

Anymore" 362-363 

"I Really Don't Want to 

Know" 268 

"I Saw Mommie 

Kissing Santa Claus" 

97 

Songs, cont.: 

"I Should Start 

Running" 442 

"I Took a Walk with 

Myself" 541 

"I Wanna Hold Your 

Hand" 538 

"I Was Just Walking Out 

the Door 77-78, 197, 

281, 302, 311, 357 

"I Went to Your 

Wedding" 386 

"I Won't Come In While 

He's There" 561 

"I Won't Forget" 79 

"I Won't Forget You" 

371, 371-372, 557, 587, 

590, 649 

"Ichabod Crane" 

159, 177, 208 

"I'd Fight the World" 428 

"I'd Like to Be" 264, 

299 

"I'd Rather Have 

Jesus" 5, 387 

"I'd Rather Not 

Know" 646 

"If Heartache is the 

Fashion" 267, 268, 

269, 272 

"If You Love Me Don't 

Leave Me" 97 

"If You Were Mine" 

152, 175, 190, 

"I'll Fly Away" 387 

"I'll Hold You in My 

Heart" 547 

"I'm a Fool to Care" 

250, 374-375 

"I'm a Hit Again" 3, 587 

"I'm a Problem Child" 

181 

"I'm Alone Because I 

Love You" 231 

"I'm Beginning to Forget 

You" 275 

"I'm Crying Again" 

400, 451 

"I'm Crying Just Like 

You, Joe" 541

Songs, cont.: 

"I'm Gettin' Better" 

300, 311, 316, 319, 

319-320, 320, 361 

"I'm Gonna Change 

Everything" 394, 396, 

400, 429, 502, 511-512 

566-567, 568 

"I'm Hurting Inside" 

152, 156, 157, 181 

"I'm in Heaven" 130 

"I'm Just Plain 

Lonesome" 386 

"I'm So Lonesome I 

Could Cry" 228 

"I'm Waiting for Ships 

That Never Come 

In" (poem) 347 

"I'm Waiting for the End 

of the World" 394 

"In a Mansion Stands 

My Love" 284-285, 

289-290, 291, 339 

"In Dreams" 576 

"In the Garden" 260 

"In the Misty 

Moonlight" 576, 658 

"In the Still of the 

Night" 319 

"Invitation to the 

Blues" 267 

"Is It Really Over?" 

512, 574-575 

"Is This Me? 441, 442, 

449, 530 

"It Hurts So Much to See 

You Go" 336 

"It Is No Secret" 257 

"It Takes a Worried 

Man" 320 

"It Won't Seem Like 

Christmas" 290 

"It's Hard to Love Just 

One" 91 

"It's Nothing to Me" 

5, 327 

"It's Only a Paper 

Moon" 172, 531 

"It's Raining Here This 

Morning" 181 

Songs, cont.: 

"I've Enjoyed as Much 

Of This as I Can" 

453-454 

"I've Forgotten 

You" 106, 113, 646 

"I've Lived a Lot in My 

Time" 152, 153, 159, 

160, 180, 628 

"I've Never Been So 

Blue" 68, 71 

"Jambalaya" 40, 269, 

547 

"January" 429 

"Jimbo Jenkins" 152, 

160, 190 

"John Henry" 208 

"John Henry's Girl" 568 

"Juanita" 481 

"Just Call Me 

Lonesome" 265 

"Just Out of Reach" 

538 

"Just Walkin' in the 

Rain" 374 

"Jy Is My Liefling" 451 

"Kawliga" 95 

"Kentucky Waltz" 268 

"Kevin Berry" 505 

"Kimberley Jim" 515 

"King of the Road" 

154 

"Kiss of Fire" 224 

"Last Date" 545, 599 

"Let Me Love You Just 

a Little 96-97, 102, 

103 

"Let Me Remember" 

114 

"Let's Think About 

Livin'" 511 

"Linda" 229 

"Little Bitty Pretty 

One" 319 

"Little Ole Dime" 452 

"Little Ole You" 

290, 396, 519 

"Living Alone" 352 

"Lone Star Trail" 197 

"Lonely Street" 575 

39 

Songs, cont.: 

"Lonesome Waltz" 

316, 646 

"Look Behind You" 

198, 645 

"Look Who's Talkin'" 

530, 539, 541, 568 

"Looking Back to 

See" 118 

"Losing Your Love" 

362, 370, 612 

"Louisiana Man" 251 

"Love Didn't Pass Me 

By, It Never Came That 

Close" 588 

"Love is No Excuse" 

530, 539, 541, 545, 573, 

645 

"Love Letters in the 

Sand" 231 

"Love Me A Little Bit 

More" 168 

"Love Me to Pieces" 231 

"Lucille" 193 

"Make Me Wonderful in 

Her Eyes" 316 

"Make the World Go 

Away" 544, 596, 648 

"Making Believe" 265 

"Malaguena" 475, 547 

"Marie" 242 

"Mary's Little Boy 

Child" 437 

"Maureen" 5, 576, 576- 

577 

"May the Good Lord 

Bless and Keep 

You" 388 

"Me" 568 

"Melodie D'Amour" 231 

"Memories are Made of 

This" 426, 427, 510 

"Men with Broken 

Hearts" 348 

"Mexicali Rose" 5, 531

40 

Songs, cont.: 

"Mexican Joe" 88-93, 

95-99, 102, 103, 107, 

108, 112, 121, 127, 149, 

157, 165, 181,185, 190, 

220, 243, 264, 277, 330, 

401, 489 

"Missing Angel" 362, 

363, 440, 449, 530, 645 

"Missing You" 575, 576 

"Mona Lisa" 242 

"Moon River" 531 

"Moonlight and 

Roses" 5, 532, 578 

"Most of the Time" 371 

"Mother of a Honky 

Tonk Girl" 190 

"Mother Went A- 

Walkin'" 74, 128 

"My Boy Elvis" 220 

"My Cathedral" 387 

"My Final Affair" 207 

"My Happiness" 225 

"My Heart's Like a 

Welcome Mat" 68 

"My Lips are Sealed" 

159, 180, 183, 184, 

185, 187, 194, 234, 

645 

"My Special Angel" 231 

"My Town" 547 

"Nature Boy" 113 

"Naughty Angeline" 64 

"Need Me" 205-206, 

207, 225, 

"Never Take No for an 

Answer" 107 

"No One to Cry To" 

281, 300 

"Nobody's Fool" 193 

"North to Alaska" 

322, 329 

"Not Until the Next 

Time" 431, 561 

"Oh Come All Ye 

Faithful" 435 

"Oh, Gentle 

Shepherd" 387 

Songs, cont.: 

"Oh, Happy Day" 97 

"Oh, How I Miss You 

Tonight" 300, 652 

"Oh Little Town of 

Bethlehem" 435 

"Oh, Lonesome Me" 

547 

"Oh, What It Seemed 

to Be" 77, 532 

"Old Shep" 253 

"Old Tige" (poem) 

179, 348 

"Oklahoma Hills" 175 

"On the Wings of a 

Dove" 320, 322 

"On Top of Old 

Smokey" 135 

"Once Upon a Time" 

63, 428 

"One Dozen Roses" 

531 

"One Little Rose" 316 

"Over the Rainbow" 

223 

"Overnight" 242, 244 

"Padre of Old San 

Antone" 128 

"Partners" 275, 278- 

279, 299 

"Peace in the Valley" 

253 

"Peg O' My Heart" 

229 

"Penny Candy" 130, 

131, 149, 190, 540 

"Pickin' a Chicken" 

1, 184, 185 

"Please Come 

Home" 222 

"Please Leave My 

Darling Alone" 106 

"Precious Memories" 

260 

"Pretty Woman" 576 

"Pride Goes Before a 

Fall" 395, 400, 568 

"Pretty Little Pink" 244 

"Puppy Love" 300 

"Quatro Rosa" 568 

Songs, cont.: 

"Racing with the 

Moon" 172 

"Raise a Ruckus 

Tonight" 88 

"Rambling Heart" 119 

"Ramona" 242 

"Raunchy" 435 

"Read This Letter" 199 

"Red Eyed and 

Rowdy" 144, 149, 

"Release Me" 398 

"Remember You're 

Mine" 231 

"Rosa Rio" 532 

"Rodger Young" 

325, 348 

"Roly Poly" 175, 177 

"Room Full of Roses" 

281, 302, 358 

"Roses" 531 

"Roses are Red" 

426, 510 

"Rudolph the Red-nosed 

Reindeer" 241, 436 

"San Antonio Rose" 

398, 547 

"Scarlet Ribbons" 255 

"Sea of Heartbreak" 363 

"Seabreeze" 228 

"Seven Days" 

(poem) 348 

"Seven Nights a 

Week" 199 

"Shame on Me" 547 

"Shepherd of Love" 277 

"Silent Night" 432 

"Silver Bells" 241, 509 

"Sink the Bismarck" 329 

"Sittin' in the Balcony" 

199 

"Slowly" 188 

"Snowflake" 285, 291 

"Somebody's Rockin' My 

Boat Again" 80 

"Someday" 265, 279 

"Someone Bigger Than 

You and I" 78 

"Something to Rock 

About" 199

Songs, cont.: 

"Spanish Violins" 

107, 114 

"Stand at Your 

Window" 339, 352, 

355, 361, 395 

"Stand In" 426 

"Stay All Night, Stay A 

Little Longer" 224 

"Steel Guitar Rag" 

547, 566 

"Step Aside Shallow 

Water" 199, 246 

"Still" 519 

"Story of My Life" 233 

"Streets of Laredo, The" 

5, 269, 314, 325, 348, 

358 

"Strike It Rich" 461, 466 

"Subconscious 

Mind" 646 

"Summertime 

Blues" 260 

"Suppetime" 257 

"Sweet Sue Just 

You" 242 

"Tahiti" 91, 157, 159, 

451 

"Take Me In Your Arms 

and Hold Me" 77, 78, 

302, 652 

"Talkin' to the 

Blues" 207 

"Teach Me How to 

Pray" 234, 257, 285 

"Teach Me Tonight" 127 

"Teardrops in My 

Heart" 225, 281 

"Teardrops of Regret" 68 

"Teardrops on the 

Rocks" 440 

"Teenage Boogie" 199 

"Tenderly" 172 

"Tennessee Waltz" 135, 

268, 363, 373, 429 

"That Silver Haired 

Daddy of Mine" 327 

"That's All Right" 

133, 199 

Songs, cont.: 

"That's All Right, 

 

"That's a Sad Affair" 

175, 190 

"That's My Desire" 

225, 652 

"The Angel and The 

Stranger" 588 

"The - see 

above 

"The Child's Side of 

Life" 79 

"The Christmas 

Mambo" 135 

"The Farmer and the 

Lord" (poem) 347 

"The Flowers, The 

Sunset, The Trees" 

260 

"The Fool's 

Paradise" 324 

"The Gods Were Angry 

with Me" 281 

"The Green Door" 207 

"The Gun" (poem) 

347 

"The Hawaiian 

Wedding Song" 451 

"The Image of Me" 222 

"The Letter Edged in 

Black" 78, 324, 325 

"The Marriage of 

Mexican Joe" 115 

"The Merry Christmas 

Polka" 433, 435 

"The Mighty 

Everglades" 327 

"The Night Watch" 387 

"The Old Kalahari" 

400, 451 

"The Old Rugged 

Cross" 641 

"The One That Got 

Away" 428 

"The Overture to Der 

Freischutz" 357 

"The Padre of Old San 

Antone" 257 

41 

Songs, cont.: 

"The Peanut Vendor" 

547 

"The Racing King" 517 

"The Richest Man in the 

World" 303 

"The Search is Ended" 

516 

"The Shifting 

Whispering Sand" 

(poem) 348 

"The Sound of 

Music" 357 

"The Spell of the 

Yukon" (poem) 348 

"The Storm" 315, 541, 

646 

"The Streets of 

Laredo" see Streets 

"The Talking Walls" 452 

"The Three Bells" 285 

"The Tie That 

Binds" 324, 325 

"The Voice" 588-589 

"The Wedding" 494 

"The White Cliffs of 

Dover" 451 

"The Wilder Your Heart 

Beats the Sweeter You 

Love" 134 

"The World You Left 

Behind" 453, 455 

"The Wreck of the 

Number Nine" 

5, 324, 540 

"The Writing's on the 

Wall" 541, 646 

"Theme from A Summer 

Place" 300 

"Theme of Love" 240, 

251, 298 

"Then I'll Stop Loving 

You" 91, 118, 190, 

264, 573 

"There Stand the 

Glass" 135

42 

Songs, cont.: 

"(There'll Be Bluebirds 

Over) The White 

Cliffs of Dover" 451 

"There's a Heartache 

Following Me" 452, 

453, 649 

"There's a New Moon 

Over My Shoulder" 

531 

"There's Nothing Like a 

Guy" 135 

"There's Someone Who 

Loves You" 113, 646 

"There's That Smile 

Again" 574 

"Thirty Days" 279 

"This Could Be the Start 

of Something Big" 223 

"This is It" 561, 573 

"This Ole House" 544 

"This World is Not 

My Home" 387, 649 

"Throw Another Log on 

the Fire" 265 

"Tiger Rag" 547 

"'Til the End of Time" 

265 

"Till the End of the 

World" 436 

"To a Wild Rose" 357 

"Too Many Parties and 

Too Many Pals" 

(poem) - 348 

"Trouble in Amen 

Corner" (poem) 347 

"True" 451 

"Tumbling 

Tumbleweeds" 114 

"Tweedle Dee" 224 

"Tweedle O'Twill" 

175, 177 

"Two Shadows on Your 

Window" 225, 226, 

241 

"Wagon Load of Love 

66, 74, 81, 89, 90 

Songs, cont.: 

"Waitin' for a Train" 

186, 198, 224, 426, 

489 

"Waltzing By the 

Ohio" 77 

"Waltzing on Top of the 

World" 168, 428 

"We Could" 302 

"We Had a Dream" 493 

"Weeping Willow" 320 

"Welcome to My 

World" 396, 429, 447, 

481, 493, 502, 505, 

519, 522, 527, 528, 

538, 545, 547, 566, 

568, 645 

"What a Friend We 

Have in Jesus" 641 

"What Am I Gonna 

Do" 541 

"What Were You Doing 

Last Night" 74, 86, 

90, 107 

"What Would You Do" 

339, 352, 355, 547 

"What's in It for Me" 

532 

"Wheels" 358, 547 

"When Did You Leave 

Heaven" 61 

"When I Lost You" 531 

"When They Cut Down 

That Old Pine Tree" 

153 

"When Two Worlds 

Collide" 370, 371 

"When You Are Gone" 

428 

"When You're Smiling 

(the Whole World 

Smiles with You)" 

223 

"Where Do I Go?" 541 

"Where Do I Go From 

Here?" 387, 517 

"Where Does a Broken 

Heart Go?" 134, 395 

"Where We'll Never 

Grow Old" 387 

Songs, cont.: 

"Whispering Hope" 260 

"Whispering Willow" 97 

"White Christmas" 241 

"White Cliffs of 

Dover" 5 see also 

"There'll Be . . ." 

"Why Do I Love You" 

(poem) 348 

"Why Don't You Haul 

Off and Love 

Me" 600-601 

"Wild One" 300 

"Wild Rose" 336 

"Wild Side of Life" 75 

"Wildwood Flower" 

384, 452, 491 

"Wintertime Blues" 68 

"Wishful Thinking" 

240, 298 

"With You on My 

Mind" 231 

"Wooden Heart" 370 

"Yakety Yak" 227 

"Yonder Comes a 

Sucker" 1, 152, 153, 

157, 159, 166, 401, 

489, 540, 547 

"You Are My Love" 451 

"You Are My Sunshine" 

269 

"You Belong to Me" 77, 

78, 97, 281, 647, 652 

"You'll Never Know" 574 

"Young Hearts" 222 

"Your Old Love 

Letters" 168, 264 

"You're Free to Go" 

300, 311 

"You're Slipping Away 

from Me" 384, 646 

"You're Standing in My 

Way" 199 

"You're the Only Good 

Thing That's Happened 

to Me" 300, 502 

"You're the Sweetest 

Thing" 114 

"Yours" 234 

Song royalty - see royalty

Sons of the Pioneers 175 

Soria, Dario 567, 638 

Sothern, Ann 332 

"Sound of Music" 

(musical) 591 

Sour, Bob 237 

South Africa 2, 395, 399, 

402-422, 447, 590 

South America 3 

Sovine, Red 87, 184, 258, 

542, 576 

Spain 3 

Spartanburg, SC 349 

'Speakin' Deacon' 

(radio deejay) 296 

Spear, Willie 16 

Spice Girls- 3 

Spokane, WA 479 

Sportatorium, Dallas 95 

Spotlight (Irish 

newspaper) 485, 486 

Spotlight on Country 

(radio program) 299 

Spraggans, R. B. 12 

Springbok Radio 402 

Springer, Curtis 572 

Springfield, Dusty 490 

Springfield: 

ILL 401 

MO 223, 253, 279 

Square Dancers, 

Opry 175 

Sri Lanka 3 

Stack, Robert 368 

Warren 77 

Stamper, Trudy 333, 376, 

379, 458, 466, 

Stanley, Carter 87 

Ralph 87 

Stan's Record Shop 87 

Staples, Ted 86-87, 385f, 

390, 391, 398, 442, 463, 

509, 519, 533, 536, 564, 

568, 581, 599 

Stapp, Jack 154, 160, 

207, 227, 229, 230, 235 

Starday Records 

441, 442 

Studios 314-315, 541 

Starr, Kay 295, 543 

Ringo 493 

Stars & Stripes 


Stars of the Grand Ole 

Opry TV program 

180 

Stegall, Bobby 79 

Steppe Brothers 223 

Steve Allen Show 

TV program 222-223 

Stevens, Terri 169, 170 

Stewart, Jimmy 217, 

295 

Stiles, Walter 355 

Stock Market crash 17 

Stockholm, Sweden 589 

Konserthuset (theater) 

551 

Stockton, CA 124 

Stoker, Gordon 202, 227, 

228, 440 

Stokley, Charlie 69, 73, 

94 

Stone, Cliffie 100, 113 

Dave 521, 523, 638 

Pat 638 

Stoney Mountain 

Cloggers 378 

Story, Roby 516 

Stowe, Harriet 29 

Streissguth, Michael 8, 

21, 24, 46, 70, 83, 393, 

437, 489, 501, 502, 

503, 504, 513, 514, 

515 

Strzelecki, Henry 284, 

434, 547, 548, 556 

Strictly Informal 

(TV show) 248 

String Bean 185, 223, 

348, 539 

String Music Tour 

124-128, 144 

Strong, Tommy 270, 

387, 

433 

Stroud, Larry 599, 600 

Stuart, Carl 171 

43 

Studdard, Chester 22, 

28, 29, 32, 34, 35, 36, 

37, 38, 39, 42, 43, 255 

Stuggart, Germany 139 

Sullivan, Bob 82, 84, 85, 

86, 89, 90, 92, 94, 95, 

96, 106-107, 116, 144, 

145, 147 

Ed 141, 142, 222, 223, 

253, 285 

Phil 378 

Suma, WA 364, 365 

Sumatra 3 

Summers, Gray 140 

Summerside, Prince 

Edward Island 

Canada 274 

Sun Records 133, 434 

Sunday Down South 

radio program 228 

Sunday Express 

(newspaper) 

Johannesburg 406, 407 

Sunday Ti mes, 

Johannesburg 


Sunday Wor l d 


Susan Slept Here 

(movie) 431-432 

Sunshine Melody 

Four (gospel group) 62 

Swift Current, 

Saskatchewan 516 

Swift, Taylor 4 

- T - 

Tacoma, WA 389 

Talbot, Joe 337, 588 

Talent Scouts TV 

show 230 

Tall, Tom 124, 126, 127, 

129, 425 

Talley, Gail 384, 429- 

431, 561, 638 

Johnny 256, 288, 589 

Nipsy 430

44 

Tampa, FL 354 

Tanner, Joe 576 

Taos, NM 355 

Tasmania 3 

Tatum, TX 19 

Taylor, Chink 34 

Lionel 114 

Vernon 238 

Teagarden, Jack 75 

Teal Records 403, 404, 

406, 417, 420, 458, 567 

Tegelaar, Elizabeth 

465, 467 

Teilifis Eireann Irish 

TV station 485 

Teldec Records 548 

Television, color 180 

44 

Television shows 

Gazette Manchester 

England 559 

preparation for telecast 

545 

stations: 

KABC, Los Angeles 248 

KFI, Los Angeles 196 

KTLA, Los Angeles 

196, 248, 250 

KTTV, Los Angeles 196 

KTVT, Fort Worth 566 

NRK (Norsk Rikskring- 

kasting) 552 

WJZ, Baltimore 319 

WSM, Nashville 

450-451, 635 

WSIX, Nashville 610 

WTOP, Washington 224 

Templemore, Ireland 489 

Tendill, Cecil 509, 519 

Teneha, TX 27, 49 

Tennessean (Nashville) 

(newspaper) 3, 236, 331, 

357, 378, 592, 624, 629, 

651, 653 

Tennessee 343 

Cerebral Palsy 

Foundation 546 

Terry, Bea 2, 97-99, 100, 

114, 115, 117, 119, 

135, 137, 147, 154, 

160, 168, 173, 174, 

176, 177, 178, 187, 

196, 199, 202, 205, 

224, 237, 238, 248, 

262, 268, 274, 276, 

281, 285, 291, 295- 

296, 320, 328, 351, 

367, 372, 375, 382- 

383, 388-389, 457, 

458, 512, 529, 537, 

552, 567; 567-568, 

628, 639-640; 651, 657 

Don - son - see Howard 

Dorothy 248, 249, 282, 

512, 567, 628, 651 

Marshall 248, 249, 282, 

639 

Texarkana, TX 107 

Texas Association of 

Future Farmers of 

America 28 

Texas Country Music 

Hall of Fame 528, 654 

Texas Empire Pipeline 

44 

Thailand 3 

Thank Your Lucky Stars 

(TV program) 559 

Tharp, Eugene 355 

Tharpe, Rosetta 133 

Thaves, Bob 440 

The Bachelors 

(singing group) 481 

The Beatles see Beatles 

The Beverly Hillbillies 

(TV show) 279 

The Bluenotes (singing 

group) 576 

The Cat (singer) 283 

The Clubmen (singing 

group) 481 

The Donna Reed Show 

(TV show) 544 

The Ed Sullivan Show 

(TV show) 481 

The Flintstones 

(TV show) 544 

The French Connection 

(movie) 139 

"The Gods Are Crazy" 

(movie) 410\ 

"The Indispensable 

Man" (poem) 642 

The Jim Reeves Show 

(radio show) 231ff, 433 

The Jimmy Dean Show 

(TV show) 224, 543-544 

579, 590 

The Little Gaelic Singers 


The Nashville Sound 528 

The Ropers 


The Seekers (band) 501 

The Tonight Show 

(TV show) 208, 648 

The Trashmen 


The Twelve Angry Men 

(movie) 559 

The Untouchables (TV 

series) 368 

The Westerner 

(movie) 135 

The Who (rock band)-453 

Thibodaux, (LA.) Giants 


Thomas, Alton 43 

David 46 

Jesse 39, 40, 43, 184, 

279, 445 

Tommy 395 

Vergie see Reeves 

Vic 526 

Thompson, Chuck 55 

Don 562, 563 

Hank 64, 110, 346, 589 

Paul 391 

Sue 528 

Wallace 657 

Thorpe, Jerry 172 

Three's Company 


Thunderbird 

Entertainment 355 

Tillis, Mel 5, 318, 589 

Tillman, Floyd 192

Tilly, Robert 416 

Timmerman, James 8 

Timmons, Al 445 

Tisblanche, NFN 411 

Toast of the Town (TV 

Show) 141 

Today (TV show) 220 

on the Farm 330 

Toledo, OH 208 

WA 191 

Tolnay, Rudi 639 

Tomlinson, Tommy 

323, 330, 332 

Tompkins, Esther 17 

Toombs, Wiley 615, 617, 

633, 636-637 

Toosie's Lounge, 

Nashville 251, 392, 430 

Top Tunes and New Tal ent 

(TV show) 250 

Torok, Mitchell 189 

Toronto, Quebec Canada 

206, 248, 516 

Torriani, Vico 548 

Town Hall Party 

(TV show) 112, 144 

Town Hall Tonight (radio 

show) 436 

Townsend, Reeves 121 

Torok, Mitchell 88, 89, 

91 

Torme, Mel 295, 657 

Toscanini, NFN 278 

Townsend, Peter 453 

Trailer for instruments 222 

Trammel, Sonny 131, 

132, 149 

Trace 7, 9 

Tramore, Ireland 485 

Traubel, Helen 424 

Travis, Merle 168, 255 

Tony 171 

Treasury Department 

Guest Star (radio 

show) 263 

Tree Publishing Co. 153, 

154, 160 

Tremeloes (band) 490 

Treutle, NFN 639 

Trinidad, CO 194 

Triple A Records 105 

Truman, Harry 85 

Tubb, Ernest 99, 110, 

151, 160, 180, 181, 

186, 191, 192, 197, 

208, 221-222, 333, 380, 

389, 398, 444, 530, 

627, 629, 643 

Justin 223, 629 

Tuckahoe Music 291, 

443, 447, 568, 652 

Tucker, David 391, 392 

Forrest 135, 139, 

140, 141, 142 

Jim 562, 563 

Percy 403, 406, 407, 

408, 411, 412 

Tucson, AZ 115, 349 

Daily Citizen 


Apache Grove 

(night club) 112 

Garden (night club) 

104 

Tucumcari, NM 346 

Tulsa, OK 366, 398 

Cain's (night club) 275 

Cimarron Ballroom 

313 

Turk, Nathan 100 

Turner, Bob 68 

Grant 161, 162, 306, 

320, 331 

TV Radio Mirror 


TV Star Parade 


TV Time (magazine) 178 

Twin Pines 

Mountaineers 


Twitty, Kathryn "Pat" 

233, 285, 302, 310, 

387 

Tyler, T. Texas 87 

Tyler, TX 41, 57 

- U - 

Ulm, MT 364, 394 

45 

Umphries, Eleanor 7-8 

"Uncle Tom's Cabin" 

(book) 29 

United Gas Company 

37, 44, 60 

United Methodist 

Television, Radio & 

Film Commission 153 

United Recording 

Distributing Co. 68 

United Shows of 

America 653 see also 

Ed Gregory 

U. S. Army Recruiting 

Service (radio) 224, 262 

U.S.O. Hollywood 

Troupe 142 

U.S.S. Lake Champlain 

139 

Unidentified Flying 

Objects 494 

Universal Pictures 

(movie company) 143 

University of Texas 35, 

36, 60 

baseball 27-28, 31, 33, 

34, 255 

USO tour 1954 135-140 

Uys, Jamie 410, 421, 

461, 463-464 

Film Productions 463, 

467, 529, 639 

- V - 

Vaden, Tommy 152 

Vagabonds (singing 

group) 424 

Valdosta, GA 184 

Vale, Jerry 657 

Valente, Catherine 548 

Valentino, Rudolph 391 

Vallee, Rudy 281 

Van Dyke, Dick 332 

LeRoy 253 

Vandyke & the Bambies 

(singing group) 559

46 

Van Nuys (CA) News 


Van Shelton, Ricky 4 

Vancouver, BC 364, 388 

Cave Supper Club 

Vardeman, Barney 67 

Vanderbilt University 

Nashville 291 

Vaughn, Sarah 172 

Venuti, Joe 479 

Vernal, UT 118, 156, 194 

Vernon, TX 346 

Victoria Palace 

(Parish France) 138 

Vinson, Al 73, 74 

Vienna, Austria 549 

Vinton, Bobby 426 

"Voice of Broadway" 

(newspaper column) 220 

VooDoo Lounge, 

Nashville 317 

- W - 

Waal, Anton de 461 

Waco, TX 38, 57, 150 

Wade, Nicholas 143 

Wagner, Robert 376, 658 

Wagoner, Porter 253, 

261, 286, 329, 352, 353, 

450, 542, 589 

Wagonmasters (Jim's 

band) 189, 200, 219, 

227, 251-252, 338 

renamed Blue Boys 261 

Wagon Masters Trio 261 

Wagstaff, Richard see 

Dick Clark 

Wakely, Jimmy 250, 267, 

436, 457 

Waki ng Cr ew 230 

Walker, Bill 412, 414, 

415, 458-459, 463, 515, 

576, 590-591, 648 

Billy 87, 92, 189, 277, 

320, 346, 539, 568 

Charles 264 

Walker, cont.: 

Charlie 87, 310, 425, 

443 

Cindy 5, 197, 228, 302, 

329, 336, 357-358, 

513, 530, 532, 561, 

568, 576, 646, 649 

Gary 188 

Jo 264, 528 

Tina 591 

Wallace, Jerry 576 

Wallich's Music City 

113, 114 

Walls, Louise 140 

Nell see Jackson 

Willie 140 

Walnut Ridge, AR 

601, 603 

Walsingham, William 

Jr. 39 

Walston, Ray 332 

Walters, Barbara 220 

Walton, Sam 562 

War Production Board 

38 

Wardlow, James 151 

Waring, Fred and the 

Pennsylvanians 75, 118 

Warren Commission 522 

Warren, Henry 574 

Shorty 142 

Washington, DC 225 

Watkins, C. F. 257 

Watson, Dolores 230, 

232, 236, 245, 347 

see also Dolores 

Seigenthaler 

JoAnn 14, 35, 297 

Watt, Robert 376 

Watters, Ethel 295 

Waukegan, IL 257 

Wauseon, OH 260 

Wayne, John 100, 257, 

329, 368, 510 

Waynick, Clyde 428-429 

Webb, Jack 282 

June see Kirkpatrick 

Weigand, Helen 299 

Weiser, Edgar 46, 47 

Norman 261 

Weize, Richard 130, 515 

Welch, Judy 71 

Tubby 71 

Welk, Lawrence 97, 128, 

232, 249-250 

Welles. Orson 223 

Wells, Harry 355 

Houston 490, 491, 492, 

Kitty 4, 221, 291, 334, 

349, 360, 516, 643, 647 

Wences, Senor 142 

Werth, Peter 499 

Wes, Bobe 4, 201, 290, 

326, 352, 371, 384-385, 

527 

West, Ben 207, 357, 438 

Bill 441, 454, 530 

Dottie 441-442, 450, 

454, 530, 539, 556, 573, 

584 

Sonny 655 

Speedy 114 

West Grove, PA 257 

Western Recorders 

studio, Hollywood 96, 

107, 114, 144 

Western Room, 

Nashville 317 

Western Swing music 77 

Western Swingsters 

(band) 82 

Western Varieties (radio 

program) 196 

Westgate, Barry 516 

Weston, Paul 97 

"Whisperin' Bill" 

(biography) 612 

White family 67, 246 

Bill 653, 654 

Bruce 52 

Frank 52, 580, 627, 635 

Homer 52 

Joe 51 

John (Mary's brother) 

52, 627, 635 

John (father) 49, 50, 51 

Martha 345, 650 

Mary Belle (mother) 

49, 50, 51, 158, 582

White, cont.: 

Mary Elizabeth 

(Jim's wife) see Reeves 

Paul 52 

Philip ("Buster") 52 

Robert 516 

W. D. 49, 52, 246, 653 

Whitharral, TX 34 

Whiting, Margaret 295 

Whitman, Paul 75, 169, 

Slim 75, 87, 89, 92, 

107, 130, 133, 150, 

151 

Stuart 562 

Whitmore, William 

508, 604, 607, 609, 613, 

615, 626, 629 

Whitney, Eli 7 

Florien 34 

Whittier, [John] 29 

Who's the Boss 


Wichita, KS 185, 346, 475 

Wichita Falls, TX 275, 

346, 395, 398 

M. B. Corral 

(music hall) 279 

Wiggins, Chuck 148 

Wilburn, Cora 21 

Doyle 237, 238, 301, 

348, 635 

Teddy 301, 348, 635 

Wilder, Shane 299 

Wildman, Ken 340-341 

Wilkins, Buddy 622 

Willes, Phil 295 

Willet, Slim 362 

Williams, Andy 246, 531 

Audrey 238, 351, 444 

Bill 449 

Billie 94 see Horton 

Charlie 329, 397, 440, 

581, 581-582 

Gary 531 

Hank 40, 65-66, 82, 

83, 84, 87, 94, 95, 96, 

97, 99, 103, 156, 225, 

227, 227-228, (home:) 

238, 258, 329, 330, 369, 

386, 444 

Williams, cont.: 

Hank, Jr. 444 

Hank Memorial 

Celebration 131 

Johnny 476, 640 

Lawton 436, 566 

Lester 68-69 

Williams Lake, British 

Columbia Canada 364 

Williamson, Glynon 28 

Ray 455 

Williamsport, PA 189 

Willis, Ginger 590 

Wills, Billy Jack 104 

Bob 66, 75, 77, 291, 

475, 566 

Wilson, Hap 329 

Wimberly, Jenny 29 

Windom, Bud 135 

Winkler, Ray 521, 522, 

527, 528 

Winnipeg, Manitoba 

Canada 228, 364, 516 

Winston-Salem, NC 46 

Winterhalter, Hugo 

148, 169, 220 

Wisconsin State Fair 

189, 257-258 

Wiseman, Mac 87, 158, 

444 

Witherspoon, Jimmy 

395 

Witnesses (band) 489 

Wolfe, George 90 

Wolfman Jack 111 

Wolke, Max 636 

Wood, Del 208, 209, 

212, 218, 329, 331, 542 

Randy 207 

World War II 41, 47, 51- 

52 

rubber shortage 38 

Worth, Marion 329, 568 

Wortham, Gene 164 

and the Circle O 

Ranchboys 74, 90 

Worthington, CA 295 

Wright, Charlie 338 

Charlotte 338 

Gil 436, 557 

47 

Wright, cont.: 

Ginny 105-106, 107, 

109, 112, 116, 124, 126, 

128, 129, 130, 143, 

145, 250 

Johnny 291 

see Johnny and Jack 

Lewis 642 

Wyatts, NFN 570 

Wyman, Jane 267 

Wynn, Nan 169, 170 

Wynne, Sallie 11 

- Y - 

Yarnell, Tex. 10 

Yates, Tommy 641 

Yorke, Robert 403 

Yorkton, Saskatchewan 

Canada 364 

Yosemite National 

Park 115 

Yougha, Ireland 485, 488 

Young, Cal 256 

Faron 4, 94, 110, 189, 

232, 262, 339, 355, 378, 

390, 394, 535, 639 

Hilda 390 

Yount, Julious 14 

- Z - 

Zacheis, Les 578 

Zack, Babs 182 

Eddie 182 

Maril 182 

Zaffardi, Umberto 649 

Zanetis, Alex 393-394, 

451, 513, 514-515, 541, 

568 

Steve 393 

Zimbalist, Efrem Jr. 332 

Zinkan, Joe 428, 435, 

439 

Zulu Afrikaans 460

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