Cliffie Stone
Cliffie Stone (born March 1, 1917 in Stockton , California , as Clifford Gylpin Snyder , † January 17, 1998 ) was an American country musician , presenter and producer . Stone is considered one of the most influential figures in country music and played a major role in the development of country on the west coast of the USA.
Life
Childhood and youth
Stone was born in Stockton in 1917 but grew up in Burbank, California. His parents were Nina Belle and Clifford H. Snyder, better known as the banjo-playing comedian Herman the Hermit . While in high school, Stone played baseball, acting, and playing bass in various bands from Freddie Slack and Anson Weeks .
Career
In 1939, Cliffie Stone married his first wife Dorothy, with whom he had four children. Stone started his career as the bassist for Stuart Hamblen's show Lucky Stars , but it was his work as a presenter of various radio shows that slowly made him famous. He quickly hosted numerous programs - between 1943 and 1947 there were even 28 per week as a musician Stone was hired for the Hollywood Barn Dance and the Covered Wagon Jubilee , but had his own live show, the Dinner Bell, since the early 1940s Round-up on KXLA. After the show moved in 1944, it was named Hometown Jamboree and was one of the most successful country shows in the country until 1960. Stone welcomed stars like Ferlin Husky , Johnny Cash , Porter Wagoner , Tex Ritter , Merle Travis , Lefty Frizzell , Eddy Arnold , Jim Reeves and many more to the Jamboree .
By 1947, Stone had become the A&R manager of Capitol Records ' country division. In this capacity he discovered some of the most talented country musicians Capitol has ever had to offer; among them also Tennessee Ernie Ford , who Stone also managed from 1947 to 1957, Hank Thompson and Molly Bee . Stone also regularly recorded records with various bands. His most successful song from this time is likely to be the popcorn song from 1955, which reached number 14 on the pop charts. Stone had his first hit in 1948 with Peepin Through The Keyhole (Watching Jole Blon) .
As a songwriter, Stone has been involved in the hits Divorce Me COD , So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed and Silver Stars, Purple Sage and Eyes of Blue . In the late 1940s and 1950s, virtually all of the West Coast country scene was run and produced by Cliffie Stone. This makes him one of the most important and influential people in the history of country music.
In the 1960s, Stone was primarily focused on business. His publishing company Central Songs was extremely successful and Stone also had his own label Granite Records at times. He served as the Vice President of the Country Music Association in Nashville and co-founded the Academy of Country Music in Hollywood . He remarried in 1989 and published his first book Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Songwriting but Didn't Know Who to Ask in 1992 , followed by You Gotta Be Bad Before You Can Be Good , which was only published after his death.
In Stone's final years, Stone performed frequently at Hometown Jamborees reunion concerts and was the director of Gene Autry's publishing company. Stone died in 1998. He was inducted into the Country Music DJ Hall of Fame in 1979 and the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1989. Stone's son Curtis played in Highway 101 for a while .
Discography
Singles
Chronology of the singles is not verified.
| year | title | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol Records | |||
| Put Your Little Foot Right Out / Westphalia Waltz | |||
| Fire Ball Mail / Blue Canadian Rockies | |||
| The Christmas Waltz / Here Comes Santa Claus | |||
| Tater Pie / With A Kiss | |||
| Red Head Polka / Amen, Brother Ben | |||
| ? / Railroadin ' | |||
| 1951 | Jump Rope Boogie / The Hokey Pokey | ||
| He's A real Gone Oakie / So Long To The Red River Valley | |||
| Cream of Kentucky / There's A Gold Moon Shining | |||
| Missouri Waltz / The Waltz You Saved for Me | |||
| Bored of Education / The Grunt Song | |||
| 1951 | Tennessee Central No.9 / China Doll | with Ferlin Husky | |
| Dead End Street / Carolina Waltz | |||
| Special Instructions for Square Dancing / Soldier's Joy | |||
| Cripple Creek / Sally Goodin ' | |||
| Golden Slippers / Ragtime Annie | |||
| Dirty Dishes / Everybody's Sweetheart and Nobody's Pal | |||
| Listen To The Mocking Bird / When The Bloom is On The Sage | |||
| The Last Roundup / Pretend | |||
| The Bunny Hop / In A Shanty In An Old Shanty Town | with the Hepcats | ||
| Cattle Call / Rocky Mountain Express | |||
| 1953 | The One Rose / Steel Guitar Rag | with Speedy West | |
| 1954 | Please Please / Blue Moon of Kentucky | with the Hepcats (vocals by Homer Esk) | |
| 1955 | The Popcorn Song / Barracuda | Singed by Billy Strange & Speedy West | |
| If You Knew Suzie / Silver Stars, Purple Sage, Eyes of Blue | |||
| Tiger Rag / My Pretty Girl | |||
| Sugar Hill / TN-Teasing Me | |||
| Don't Do It Darlin '/ B-One Baby | with his barn dance gang | ||
| Red White and Blue (Over You) / Watch It, Neighbor | with his barn dance gang | ||
| 1948 | Peepin 'Through The Keyhole (Watching Jole Blon) / Wabash Blues | with his barn dance gang | |
| Spanish Bells / Westphalia Waltz | |||
| Sugar Pie / Put Your Little Foot Out | |||
| Roly poly /? | with his barn dance gang | ||
| Moonlight On Colorado / The Waltz You Saved For Me | |||
| I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles / Missouri Waltz | with his barn dance gang | ||
| Let Me Call You Sweetheart / Silver Moon on the Golden Gate | with his barn dance gang | ||
| When It's Springtime in the Rockies / Beautiful Ohio | with his barn dance gang | ||
| Leather breeches; Turkey In The Straw / Tennessee Wagoner; Back up and push | |||
| Down Yonder; Buffalo Gals / Devil's Dream; Old Joe Clark | |||
| Skip To My Lou; The Arkansas Traveler / Cumberland Gap; The Fox and the Hounds | |||
| Blackhawk Waltz / Put Your Little Foot Right Out | |||
| Can I Canoe You Up The River / Just One Little Lie | |||
| 1950 (?) | Steel Strike / Twilight Time In Texas | with Speedy West | |
| The Dipsy Doodle / Rubber Knuckle Sam | |||
| 1966 | You've Got The Wrong Bottle / Just As I Am | with Cindy Carson | |
| Capitol Americana Records | |||
| Don't Do It Darlin '/ B-One Baby | Republication | ||
| Sugar Pie / Put Your Little Foot | Republication | ||
| Roly poly /? | Republication | ||
Albums
All albums were recorded for Capitol.
- 1955: Square dance
- 1958: The Party's On Me
- 1959: Cool cowboy
- 1960: Square Dance Promenade
- 1961: Original Cowboy Sing-a-Long
- 1967: Together Again
Web links
- Official website
- Entry in the All Music Guide
- Cliffie Stone on Hillbilly-Music.com (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stone, Cliffie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Snyder, Clifford Gylpin (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American country musician, presenter, and producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 1, 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stockton , California |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 17, 1998 |