Kenny Roberts Interview

Title

Kenny Roberts Interview

Description

Interview with Kenny Roberts (1927-2012), conducted over the phone by Darwin Lee Hill, May 26, 2001. At the end of the interview, Roberts -- "The Jumping Cowboy" and "America's King of the Yodelers" -- sings (and yodels) several songs over the phone, including special selections for the upcoming Mother's Day and Father's Day holidays. A transcript is included. 

Please see also this collection’s live radio broadcast featuring Kenny and his wife Bettyanne Roberts on Darwin Lee’s Real Hillbilly Music Show.

Interviewer

Interviewee

Duration

42:47

Citation

“Kenny Roberts Interview,” Southern Music Research Center, accessed July 3, 2024, https://southernmusicresearch.org/items/show/1458.