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“Fiddling Rufus” Brewer
For almost fifty years, from the 1940s to 1986, “Fiddling Rufus” Brewer played and sang at blues and country venues across Arkansas, Louisiana, and Tennessee. He played at Gathright's Saturday Night Jamboree, the Louisiana Hayrides, and on radio shows across Arkansas. Image Credit: https://racquetball69.weebly.com M. A. “Fiddlin Rufus” Brewer was born on January 7, 1913, in Arkansas to Luther Brewer and Myrtle Davis. In the 1940s, Brewer began his professional music career a
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Country Music Legends: The Browns
In the 1950s and 1960s, The Browns, a country music trio made up of siblings Jim Ed, Maxine, and Bonnie Brown, who grew up near Pine...
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Pine Bluff Convention Center: A Legendary History
The Pine Bluff Convention Center has hosted concerts from artists across all genres since its opening in 1976. It has also been the venue...
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“Poppa” John Gordy: "Father of Honkey Tonk Music"
“Poppa” John Gordy was a popular Dixieland jazz leader who recorded with Chet Atkins and even opened for Elvis Presley in Tupelo,...
Mar 1, 20232 min read
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