| LC control no. | no2015112190 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Cogswell, Wayne, 1928- |
| Variant(s) | Powers, Wayne, 1928- Cogswell, Winston, 1928- |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Warwick (R.I.) Memphis (Tenn.) |
| Birth date | 1928 |
| Place of birth | Maine |
| Field of activity | Music trade Rock music Rockabilly music |
| Affiliation | Wye Records Sun Records |
| Profession or occupation | Sound recording executives and producers Rock musicians Composers |
| Found in | Davis, Hank. Complete Sun singles. Vol. 5, 1997 set notes, pages 47-48 (Wayne Powers aka Wayne Cogswell; born in Maine, moved to Rhode Island; relocated to Memphis in 1955 where he joined Sun Records as a session guitarist/songwriter; recorded two singles under the name Wayne Powers in 1958) Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame Historical Archive website, March 3, 2015 (Wayne Cogswell/Wayne Powers/Winston Cogswell; born 1928 in Northern Maine as Winston Cogswell; relocated to Warwick, Rhode Island as a boy; moved to Memphis in 1954 and paired by Sam Phillips with singer Ray Harris as his guitarist/co-writer, recording songs "Where'd you stay last night" and "Foolish heart"; sold instrumental composition "Teensville" to RCA and Chet Atkins in 1959; moved back to Warwick in 1960, where he founded label/recording studio Wye Records with Ray Peterson and Ken Dutton) |
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