Background
Flippo, Chet was born on October 21, 1943 in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. Son of Chester White Flippo and Johnnie Jely Black.
Flippo, Chet was born on October 21, 1943 in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. Son of Chester White Flippo and Johnnie Jely Black.
Bachelor, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas, 1965. Master of Arts, University Texas, Austin, 1974.
Senior editor Rolling Stone, New York City, 1974—1981. Lecturer University Tennessee, Knoxville, 1990—1994. Nashville bureau chief Billboard, 1995—2000.
Editorial director Country Music television, since 2000. Advisory board Tennessee State Film and Music Committee, Nashville, 1999—2003, Belmont University School, Nashville, since 1999. CTZ United States Navy, 1966-1969, Morocco.
Member of Leadership Music, Country Music Association.
Married Martha Hume, July 1971.