Country legends fun facts

• • Conway Twitty’s real name was Harold Jenkins.
• • Shortly after moving to Nashville in 1965, Kris Kristofferson worked as a janitor at Columbia studio while Bob Dylan was recording Blonde on Blonde.
• • Charley Pride was a professional baseball pitcher in the Negro American League and later tried out for the California Angels.
• • Webb Pierce had more #1 hits than any country singer in the 1950s.
• • The only father and son Hall of Fame members are Fred and Wesley Rose.
• • Hank Williams gave Little Jimmy Dickens his nickname, “Tater.”
• • Tex Ritter took his first name from his native state, Texas.
• • Tammy Wynette worked as a beautician before moving to Nashville in 1966, and she kept her license current just in case her records stopped selling.

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Colgate will be conducting a national country music talent search. 104.7 WAYZ will be conducting its own local competition, and will be sending the winner of the local competition to the state search contest sponsored by Colgate. 104.7 WAYZ will conduct its local competition at The Cancun Cantina West on July 20, 2010. Selected finalists will perform at the Cancun Cantina West when one (1) winner will be selected as a local winner and will have the opportunity to participate in the Colgate state search at the Colgate Country Showdown. “104.7 WAYZ Colgate Country Showdown” contest will begin on April 1, 2010 and end at 100 entries or on May 31, 2010 (“Contest Period”).

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