Tommy Hays
Thomas Avery Hays (August 12, 1929 – May 13, 2023) was an American guitarist, band leader and vocalist; and was one of the last living members of the great musicians who created The Bakersfield Sound. Hays started playing the guitar in church when he was 10 years old. He performed on the Billy Mize TV Show, Cousin Herb Show, was a member of the house band for the Lucky Spot and the Blackboard and had his own radio show on KMPC. Tommy played on stage with many of the old timers who were part of creating the Bakersfield Sound. Tommy was in the band that gave Buck Owens his first gig, with Dusty Rhodes, at a bar called the Roundup. Hays had been playing in the honky-tonks in and around Bakersfield for over fifty years. Recognized as one of the original “ Bakersfield Sound” pioneers, he helped forge this unique and definitive sound. Driven by the piano, steel and Telecaster guitar, the Bakersfield Sound was a reaction to the early ‘50s and ‘60s sweetening of co ...
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Hartshorne, Oklahoma
Hartshorne (pronounced "Hearts-orn") is a city in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States. It is the second largest city in the county. The population was 2,125 at the 2010 census. Description The community was named for Dr. Charles Hartshorne, a wealthy investor from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who was attracted by the potential profits offered by coal deposits in the area."Hartshorne Public Schools."
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History

The present-day city of Hartshorne began as a coal mining community about 1850. Coal mine operators in the recruited European immigrants to work the mines. The first workers were probably English and Irish, but other ethnic groups ...
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