Chanteur Country US né Benjamin Francis Ford, le 12 Mai 1901 à De Soto (Missouri). Duke Of Paducah est décédé le 20 Juin 1986.

There were two great Whitey Fords during the 20th century. One was a left-handed pitcher for the New York Yankees, inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974, and the other, Benjamin "Whitey" Ford, known as the Duke of Paducah, was one of country music's first hillbilly comedians. A longtime member of the Grand Ole Opry, the Duke of Paducah's catalog of jokes has continued to amuse audiences since being purchased by country music television show, Hee Haw.
The Duke of Paducah began his career in the early '20s as a banjo player and vocalist for the McGinty Cowboys. When leadership of the band was taken over by Otto Gray, who had previously led a string band comprised of real cowboys, it was renamed Otto Gray & His Oklahoma Cowboys. Dressed in western outfits, and white ten-gallon hats, the band became one of the most successful country & western acts of the '20s and '30s, introducing such now-classic tunes as "She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain," "Who Broke the Lock on the Henhouse Door," and "The Cowboy's Lament." Heard on more than 140 radio stations, and in half a dozen film shorts, the group toured the Northeastern RKO and Orpheum circuits from 1928 until 1932.
The Duke of Paducah, who increasingly focused on comedy after the disbanding of Otto Gray & His Oklahoma Cowboys in 1936, remained a favorite of Grand Ole Opry listeners throughout the '40s, '50s and early '60s. He was inducted into the Country Music hall of Fame in 1986

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Duke_of_Paducah

Talents : Vocals, Songwriter, Tenor Banjo, Comedy

Style musical : Comedy, Traditional Country

The Fast-Talkin' Agent (1969)

Years in activity :

1910 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 2000 10 20

DISCOGRAPHY

Singles

12/1953 SP MERCURY 70290X45 (US) What It Was Was Football (Part 1) / What It Was Was Football (Part 2)
06/1969 SP RCA VICTOR 74-0176 (US) Appalachian Blues / The Fast-Talkin' Agent

Albums

1961 LP 12" STARDAY SLP-148 (US) BUTTON SHOES, BELLY LAUGHS & MONKEY BUSINESS - FOR ADULTS ONLY
1964 LP 12" STARDAY SLP-288 (US) AT THE FAIR! WITH THE DUKE OF PADUCAH - A COUNTRY MUSIC SPECTACULAR! - Barker's Spiel (DUKE OF PADUCAH) / Medicine Show (DUKE OF PADUCAH) / No Money (George JONES) / Young Widow Brown (Wayne RANEY) / Courtin' In The Rain (Bashful Brother OSWALD) / Side Shows (Moon MULLICAN) / Good Times Gonna Roll (Moon MULLICAN) / Banjo Pickin' Girl (STRINGBEAN) / Boil Them Cabbage Down (CATES SISTERS) / Cowpoke (Dick FLOOD)

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