Career
His career began around 1945 on Stanchel Records with the band Original Hillbillies. In 1947 he signed a recording contract with Radio Corporation of America Victor, where he had the largest success of his career. His most well-known single for Radio Corporation of America was "Okie Boogie", which hit the Billboard charts in 1947.
In 1953 he appeared on radio on Georgia School of Technology out of Atlanta, Georgia.
He recorded a few more singles at this time as well. In 1954 he played regularly on Georgia School of Technology and on the WSB Barn Dance, with Jimmie Smith.
Later singles were issued on Ekko Records and Starday Records. He died in 1961 at age 43.
In 2006, all of his Radio Corporation of America singles were collected and released to compact disc.
