Arkansas Woodchopper
Musical Artist
1906 – 1981
Who was Arkansas Woodchopper?
Arkansas Woodchopper, or Arkie was an American country musician.
He was born in the Ozarks near Knob Noster, Missouri, to a family who owned a farm and a general store. He learned to play guitar and fiddle, and his first job in music was performing on radio in Kansas City on KMBC in 1928. He started at WLS in 1930, performing on their National Barn Dance, and became one of the show's most popular performers, continuing there until 1959. During this time he also released records for Columbia Records and Conqueror Records. Book of sheet music 'THE ARKANSAS WOODCHOPPER'S WORLD'S GREATEST COLLECTION OF COWBOY SONGS WITH YODEL ARRANGEMENT' copyright 1931 published by M.M. Cole Publishing House, Chicago contains 35 songs, 64 pages.
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- Born
- Mar 2, 1906
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- Jun 23, 1981
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on July 23, 2013
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