Ozark Jubilee

He did work with George Harrison.

harrison eric clapton a whole lot of people it's usually the guy in the elton john glasses if you ever watch any of the old live performances that those three have done over the decades artists who unfortunately passed away on september the 19th include red foley who passed away in 1968 at the age of 58 from respiratory failure after a performance of all things He was a major post-World War II country music pioneer who hosted television's Ozark Jubilee, and he sold over 25 million records.

Slim Dusty passed away in 2003 at the age of 76 from cancer.

He was known as the king of country music in Australia, and he helped to popularize the classic Bush ballad format.

On July 1, 1955, Patsy made her network television debut on the short-lived television version of the Grand Ole Opry on ABC television.

This was followed by an appearance on the network's Ozark Jubilee show that same month.

Then, later that year, while looking for material for her first album, a song was brought to her called Walking After Midnight.

Patsy initially didn't like it because it was, as she called it, a little old pop song, but the record label insisted she record it.

making Patsy one of the first country singers to have a crossover pop hit.

For the next year, the song continued to drive Patsy's career.

She made personal appearances and continued to perform on Ozark Jubilee and on Arthur Godfrey Show.

Around this time, she met Charlie Dick, a good-looking ladies' man who frequented the local club circuit that Patsy played on weekends.

Uh, KWTO was a big radio platform back in the day.

We had the Ozark Jubilee, which was one of the earliest TV shows that did that kind of variety country.

I mean, this is a huge, uh, a cultural history.

Proximity to Branson.