Zeke Clements Songbook
Title
Zeke Clements Songbook
Description
Original Songs By Zeke Clements, The Dixie Yodeler. Published in 1942. Includes a brief bio of Clements; a brief history of the Grand Ole Opry, on which Clements performed; photos; lyrics and music to seventeen of Clements's compositions; and an insert of the wartime patriotic tune, "Smoke on the Water," by songwriter Earl Nunn.
Born near Warrior, Alabama, Marlon "Zeke" Clements (1911-1994) performed on the Grand Ole Opry (WSM, Nashville), The National Barn Dance (WLS, Chicago) and The Louisiana Hayride (KWKH, Shreveport), as well as on a host of radio and TV stations across the country: in Detroit, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Louisville, Des Moines, New York, Fort Worth, New Orleans, Atlanta, Birmingham, and more. Clements appeared in numerous B-Westerns, recorded for MGM and other labels, and in 1938 provided the voice of Bashful in Walt Disney's animated Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.
Born near Warrior, Alabama, Marlon "Zeke" Clements (1911-1994) performed on the Grand Ole Opry (WSM, Nashville), The National Barn Dance (WLS, Chicago) and The Louisiana Hayride (KWKH, Shreveport), as well as on a host of radio and TV stations across the country: in Detroit, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Louisville, Des Moines, New York, Fort Worth, New Orleans, Atlanta, Birmingham, and more. Clements appeared in numerous B-Westerns, recorded for MGM and other labels, and in 1938 provided the voice of Bashful in Walt Disney's animated Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.
Citation
“Zeke Clements Songbook,” Southern Music Research Center, accessed July 3, 2024, https://southernmusicresearch.org/items/show/656.