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Ron Lowry
Ron Lowry (July 6, 1944 – February 6, 2007) was an American singer who had a hit in the country music charts with " Marry Me" in 1970. He also had a minor hit with " Oh How I Waited". Background Ron Lowry was born on July 6, 1944, in Sayre, Oklahoma, United States. Growing up in Douglas, Arizona, and Roswell, New Mexico, Lowry was already an accomplished drummer at the age of 14. By the time he was 17 years old he was adding his vocals to his fathers band while playing the drums. In 1964, Lowry was drafted into the army and he served in France and Germany. Also at that time he worked with The Wade Jackson Organization and backed various country artists on U.S.O. tours. Back in the US,he got a recording contract with Gene Autry's Republic Record label. His first release was a song that was previously recorded by Engelbert Humperdinck. " Marry Me", bw World Champion Fool, was one of the biggest selling songs for the label. During his career he was managed by Bob Sikora an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sayre, Oklahoma
Sayre is a small city in, and the county seat of, Beckham County, in western Oklahoma, United States. It is halfway between Oklahoma City, and Amarillo, Texas, on Interstate 40 and the former U.S. Route 66. The population was 4,375 at the 2010 census, the largest recorded by a census since Sayre's founding. The total was an increase of 6.3 percent from the 2000 census. History After the Civil War, Congress wanted to stimulate the economy and aid the growth of the nation. One way that they achieved this was to promote the building of the western railroads. Upon completion of the Union Pacific- Central Pacific joining together in 1869 with the Golden Spike, other railroads trying to capitalize on commerce and trade also began crossing the western country. This included the Great Northern and Burlington in the far north, and the Southern Pacific on the extreme southern border. Eventually this would lead to rails crossing Indian Territory, present-day Oklahoma, around the start of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |