Clyde Moody (born September 19, 1915 in Cherokee, North Carolina, died April 7, 1989 in Nashville, Tennessee), also known as the "Hillbilly Waltz King" and sometimes as "The Genial Gentleman of Country Music" was one the great founders of American Bluegrass music. Image File history File links ClydeM_002a. ... September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Cherokee is a town in Swain County, North Carolina. ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Music City Motto: Official website: http://www. ... Bluegrass music is considered a form of American roots music with its own roots in the English, Irish and Scottish traditional music of immigrants from the British Isles (particularly the Scots-Irish immigrants of Appalachia), as well as the music of rural African-Americans, jazz, and blues. ...

He got his start in Mainers Mountaineers with Wade Mainer, and Browns Ferry Four with Merle Travis, Grandpa Jones and The Delmore Brothers. In 1940 he was one of Bill Monroe's original Blue Grass Boys and on the Grand Ole Opry. They started out in Cincinnati in 1943 as the Drifting Pioneers on WLW radio. Merle Travis (November 29, 1917 - October 20, 1983) is an American country and western singer, songwriter, and musician. ... Grandpa Jones Grandpa Jones (October 20, 1913 - February 19, 1998) was an American banjo player and old time country and gospel music singer. ... Alton (1908-1964) and Rabon Delmore (1916-1952), billed as The Delmore Brothers, were country music pioneers and stars of the Grand Ole Opry in the 1930s. ... Bill Monroe Bill Monroe (September 13, 1911 - September 9, 1996) developed the style of country music known as bluegrass, which takes its name from his band, the Blue Grass Boys, named for his home state of Kentucky. ... The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly Saturday night country music radio program broadcast live on WSM Radio in Nashville, Tennessee. ... WLW is a radio station located in Cincinnati, Ohio, run by Clear Channel Communications and is located at 700 AM. The station runs under the talk format and is the flagship station for The Truckin Bozo, a popular nationwide, overnight program especially for truckers. ...

His career highlights include appearing in the White House 3 times and writing and recording the million-seller Shenandoah Waltz. He sang with a young Elvis Presley in 1955 when Tom Parker paired them for a six-week tour. The southern side of the White House The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States of America. ... Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known as The King of Rock n Roll, was an American singer, song producer and actor. ... Colonel Tom Parker (b. ...