Cliffie Stone

Clifford Gilpin Snyder

Biography

Born in Stockton, California, United States,^[1] Stone's father was a country musician billed as Herman the Hermit.^[2] The family moved to Burbank, and early in his life, he played bass in the big bands of Freddie Slack and Anson Weeks in Southern California,^[2] as well as working at local radio stations KXLA, KFI, KFVD, KFWB and KFOX-AM 1280 in Long Beach. Starting in 1935, Stone appeared on the Los Angeles–based radio shows Covered Wagon Jubilee, Hollywood Barn Dance,^[2] Dinner Bell Roundup, and Lucky Stars, singing as well as performing comedy routines and acting as host and DJ in the mid-1940s. In 1939, he married his first wife, Dorothy, and they had four children.

Stone began working at

By the 1960s, Stone was doing well in music publishing with his company, Central Songs; and for a short period launched a label called Granite Records.[2] Stone's son, Curtis Stone, played in Highway 101. His first wife, Dorothy, died in 1989, and he married songwriter Joan Carol. Cliffie Stone died from a heart attack on January 17, 1998, at his Santa Clarita, California, home.^[1]

Chart singles

Guest singles

References

• https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p24833/biography
• Stone in the Country Music Hall of Fame