Tony Douglas (April 12, 1929 – January 22, 2013) was an American country music singer based in

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, United States. His song "Shrimpin'" (1961) led to the formation of Tony Douglas and the Shrimpers. Douglas reached the top 30 on the ''

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'' country chart with "His And Hers", and then "Thank You For Touching My Life" (1973), "My Last Day", and "If I Can Make It (Through The Mornin')" (1975).''Billboard'' - September 7, 1974, "The country music of the state has become legendary, and so have its performers, both of the past and present. ... Billy Walker, Charlie Walker, Johnny Rodriguez, Tony Douglas, Lefty Frizzell, Claude Gray,

Dewey Groom Dewy Groom (April 30, 1918 – March 31, 1997) was a recording artist and record label owner. He also owned and ran the Longhorn Ballroom, an iconic country western dance hall in Dallas, Texas. Background During the 1940s Groom played at clubs o ...

, Leon Payne, Justin ..." Douglas had suffered from lymphoma. He died in 2013 at the age of 83.

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1929 births 2013 deaths American country singer-songwriters People from Athens, Texas Country musicians from Texas Singer-songwriters from Texas {{US-country-singer-stub