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Johnny Dollar
Johnny Dollar may refer to: * '' Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar'', a radio drama * Johnny Dollar (musician) (1933–1986), American country and rockabilly musician * Johnny Dollar (blues musician) (1941–2006), American Chicago blues guitarist, singer and songwriter * Jonny Dollar (1964–2009), English record producer and songwriter {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
''Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar'' is a radio drama that aired on CBS Radio from February 18, 1949 to September 30, 1962. The first several seasons imagined protagonist Johnny Dollar as a private investigator drama, with Charles Russell, Edmond O'Brien and John Lund portraying Dollar in succession over the years. In 1955 after a yearlong hiatus, the series came back in its best-known incarnation with Bob Bailey starring in "the transcribed adventures of the man with the action-packed expense accountAmerica's fabulous freelance insurance investigator." There were 809 episodes (plus two not-for-broadcast auditions) in the 12-year run, and more than 710 still exist today. Jim Cox's book ''American Radio Networks: A History'' cites "886 total performances" which includes repeat performances. Format The format best remembered was instituted by writer-director Jack Johnstone. Each case usually started with a phone call from an insurance adjuster, calling on Johnny to investigate an unus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Dollar (musician)
Johnny Dollar (March 8, 1933 – April 13, 1986) was an American country and rockabilly musician. Biography Dollar relocated to Dallas in the early 1950s, where he worked in trucking and in a lumber yard. In 1952 he recorded a single for D Records, but it was not successful, and Dollar then found work as a DJ in Louisiana and New Mexico. There he began fronting a group called the Texas Sons and performed on the ''Louisiana Hayride'' in the middle of the 1950s. Following this he played with the Light Crust Doughboys, but soon returned to Dallas, where he began performing in the nascent style of rockabilly. Working with promoter Ed McLemore and songwriter Jack Rhodes, he recorded a number of songs, but they were never issued, and Dollar soon left music, taking up work as an insurance salesman in Oklahoma. In 1964, he met Ray Price, and this encounter led to a contract with Columbia Records. Through the second half of the 1960s, he had a number of hits for Dot Records, Date Rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Dollar (blues Musician)
John Louis Sibley (November 23, 1941 – August 29, 2006), known professionally as Johnny Dollar, was an American Chicago blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. Life and career He was born in Greenville, Mississippi, United States. His music career commenced in Chicago, Illinois, when he began playing with Magic Sam during the 1960s. His fledgling start was cut short by undertaking eight years worth of military service. He enlisted in the Marines, but the first time he lied about his age, using his elder brother's details as a smokescreen. It took three years before the military unearthed the facts and he was sent back to Chicago. When Dollar reached the legal age of 18, he returned to his military duties, this time via the draft. He served two tours during the Vietnam War. Upon discharge from service at the end of the decade, he returned to Chicago. He then joined the Soundmasters as lead vocalist, being the only non-family member of the ensemble. His bandmates inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago Blues
Chicago blues is a form of blues music developed in Chicago, Illinois. It is based on earlier blues idioms, such as Delta blues, but performed in an urban style. It developed alongside the Great Migration of the first half of the twentieth century. Key features that distinguish Chicago blues from the earlier traditions, such as the Delta blues, is the prominent use of electrified instruments, especially the electric guitar, and especially the use of electronic effects such as distortion and overdrive. Muddy Waters, a colleague of Delta blues musicians Son House and Robert Johnson, migrated to Chicago in 1943, joining the established Big Bill Broonzy, where they developed a distinctive style of blues music. Joined by artists such as Willie Dixon, Howlin' Wolf, and John Lee Hooker, Chicago Blues reached an international audience by the late 1950s and early 1960s, directly influencing not only the development of early rock and roll musicians such as Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley, bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
