Pee Wee King
Jun 30, 2016 3:14:10 GMT -6
Post by Kaz ~:~ on Jun 30, 2016 3:14:10 GMT -6
Pee Wee King
Date of Birth 18 February 1914, Abrams, Wisconsin, USA
Date of Death 7 March 2000, Louisville, Kentucky, USA (heart attack)
Birth Name Julius Frank Anthony Kuczynski
Spouse
Lydia Frank (? - ?)
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Country and pop music performer. His band was known as the Golden West Cowboys.
Had one of the earliest hit versions of "The Tennesee Waltz"; his version hit No. 3 on Billboard magazine's country charts in 1948.
His biggest hit, and only Billboard No. 1 country hit, came in 1951 with "Slow Poke"; the song was also a major pop hit.
A talented songwriter, usually with lyrics by Redd Stewart, his band's long-time male vocalist. Among the King/Stewart compositions that have become standards are "The Tennessee Waltz" and "You Belong to Me".
Pee Wee King's composition "The Tennessee Waltz" became the State Song of Tennessee in 1965.
Became a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1973.
He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 1715 Vine Street in Hollywood, California.
