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The Playboys of Pine Bluff
In 1962, the teenage rockabilly band, The Playboys recorded a 45 record featuring their rockabilly crossover song , Baby Doll  with Vee-Eight Records in Nashville, Tennessee. Image Credit: www.psychofthesouth.com Jackie Hendrix founded The Playboys, a rockabilly-inspired garage band from Pine Bluff, Arkansas. After graduation, most of the members of The Playboys moved away, leaving Hendrix to find new members and reform the group. Fortunately, a folk and pop singing group, m
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Jazz Trumpeter Bitsy Mullins
From 1944 to the mid 1960s, Pine Bluff native and jazz trumpeter Bitsy Mullins performed with numerous orchestras across the country,...
Nov 29, 20244 min read
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The Incomparable Smokie Norful
Pine Bluff native Smokie Norful is a world-renowned recording artist, musician, composer, pastor, and entrepreneur who has launched the...
Jun 5, 20243 min read
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Pine Bluff High School’s Winning Football Legacy
The Pine Bluff High School Fighting Zebras boast one of the richest history of high school football state championship wins in Arkansas...
Nov 29, 20232 min read
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Rhonda Coullet
Rhonda Lee Oglesby Coullet, a former Pine Bluff resident, has numerous acting and singing accolades to her name including starring in...
Sep 13, 20233 min read
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Willie Roaf
Willie Roaf is a former professional football player who played for nine seasons with the New Orleans Saints and four seasons with the...
Feb 15, 20233 min read
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