| LC control no. | n 90708539 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Bailey, DeFord |
| Variant(s) | Bailey, De Ford |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 18991214 |
| Death date | 19820702 |
| Place of birth | Smith County (Tenn.) |
| Place of death | Nashville (Tenn.) |
| Affiliation | Columbia Recording Corporation American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Grand Ole Opry show |
| Profession or occupation | Harmonica players Folk musicians Singers Country musicians |
| Found in | Morton, D.C. DeFord Bailey, 1991: CIP t.p. (DeFord Bailey) Devil in the woodpile [SR] p1996: container (De Ford Bailey) insert (b. 1899, Tennessee) Guinness enc. of popular music (Bailey, Deford; b. 1899, Carthage, Smith Co., Tenn.; d. July 2, 1982; harmonica player, performer on Grand Ole Opry) African American National Biography, accessed December 9, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Bailey, DeFord; harmonica player, folk musician, singer, country musician; born 14 December 1899 in Bellwood, Smith County, Tennessee, United States; worked for wealthy white families in Nashville (1918); won first place at harmonica contest broadcast over a local radio station, WDAD (1925); appeared on Saturday night Barn Dance (later called the Grand Ole Opry) (1926) and became one of the most popular stars on the show; worked with the record companies Columbia (1927), Brunswick (1927), and Victor (1928); toured with Opry stars Delmore Brothers, Fruit Jar Drinkers, Uncle Dave Macon, Robert Lunn; published and copyrighted his songs with ASCAP (1920s); ASCAP songs were banned from the airwaves as a result of a licensing disagreement between ASCAP and the major radio networks (1941); when he was told he could not play his old favorites, he was confused, bitter, angered and dropped entirely out of music; a new generation of fans began to see him as a folk music hero (1960s); he refused offers to record again; he returned to the Opry several times before his death; died 02 July 1982 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States) |
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