[78-L] Goofy

[Cary Ginell]

Bill Cox was rediscovered in the 1960s and recorded an entire LP of material, all of it quite good, which was released on the Kanawha label. Before and after photos were included on the cover. He was not well off, living in a West Virginia shack all those years, but he looked good, kind of like J. C. Flippen did in his older years. 

Cary 

On Aug 6, 2012, at 4:17 AM, "David Lewis" <uncledavelewis at hotmail.com> wrote:

> 
> Mark wrote:Another example would be the father of our neighbor, Harv Cox, who died 
> several years ago at a ripe age. He played with Gene Autry for a time, 
> was very talented. He headed country western bands that traveled 
> throughout the midwest during the depression. They were never recorded 
> until the 70's and are basically forgotten except for a few brief 
> mentions in dedicated books.
> 
>>>> Hmm, why does this remind me of Bill Cox, "The Dixie Songbird"? He managed to survive the depression and even recorded in the accursed year of1932. But nothing, save a single 45 in 1966, after 1940. He was one of WestVirginia's main contributions to country music, and yet biographical details aresorely lacking, you seldom hear his name and there are no reissues that I knowof apart from "NRA Blues" on one of the New World compilations from the1970s. In terms of biography, you often run into the line "A reckless lifestyle prevented Cox from realizing much benefit from his skills." Oh you meanlike that espoused in "My Rough and Rowdy Ways"? How convenient! Thatdoes not explain the extraordinary output listed below. http://countrydiscography.blogspot.com/2012/06/bill-cox.html 
> 
> Uncle Dave Lewis
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