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Pee Wee King's birth on February 18, 1914, into a Milwaukee working-class Polish family named Kuczynski was hardly an indicator that he would grow up to become a pioneer and superstar of country and western music. Pee Wee King is probably best remembered today as the co-writer of the most popular country music song of all time, The Tennessee Waltz. He is just as important, however, for his vital role in expanding the horizons, and the market potential, of country and western music. Pee Wee King made country music respectable and brought it into the mainstream of American culture. He took the polka and waltz rhythms of his youth, mixed them with the sounds of the big bands of the thirties and forties, and flavored it all with the balladry and moods of the Western cowboy. He combined this new sound with folk and country traditions rooted in places like Louisville, Knoxville, and Nashville. The result was a smooth, listenable, danceable, up-to-date sound that has become the most popular form of music in the United States. Recipient of numerous awards, including induction into both the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Country Music Hall of Fame, Pee Wee King has been one of the most important figures in country music for over sixty years.
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- Title Hell-Bent for Music
- Author Wade Hall
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 272
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University Press of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
- Date 1996-04-11
- ISBN 9780813119595 / 0813119596
- Weight 1.49 lbs (0.68 kg)
- Dimensions 9.34 x 6.43 x 1.03 in (23.72 x 16.33 x 2.62 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Country musicians - United States, King, Pee Wee
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 95041294
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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