Henry D. "Homer" Haynes

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Henry D. "Homer" Haynes
Kenneth C. Burns
)

Henry Doyle Haynes (July 27, 1920 – August 7, 1971) was an American comedy entertainer and musician who gained fame on radio and television as a country and jazz guitarist and as the character Homer of the

Kenneth C. Burns
for 35 years beginning in 1936.

Biography

Haynes was born near Knoxville, Tennessee, on July 29, 1920. He met Kenneth Burns during a WNOX-AM audition in 1936 when they were both 16 years old.[1] Haynes strummed the guitar and Burns played the mandolin. Known as Junior and Dude (pronounced "dood'-ee"), the duo was rechristened Homer and Jethro when WNOX Program Director Lowell Blanchard forgot their nicknames during a 1936 broadcast. In 1939 they became regulars on the Renfro Valley Barn Dance radio program.

Haynes was drafted into the

the Carter Family and Slim Wilson.[2]

In 1949 they moved to Chicago and appeared on

The Johnny Cash Show and The Tonight Show
.

The pair recorded more than 50 albums during their career and won a

Battle of New Orleans
".

Haynes died on August 7, 1971, of a

Country Music Hall of Fame
in 2001 as Homer and Jethro.

References

  1. ^ "Homer and Jethro". Country Music Hall of Fame. 2001. Archived from the original on January 4, 2007. Retrieved September 10, 2009.
  2. ISBN 0-312-26487-9
    ..
  3. ^ "Death of Homer". Sounds. Spotlight Publications. August 28, 1971. p. 3.
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