Colorado Pete

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Colorado Pete (born May 3, 1909 as George Martin , † January 19, 1969 ) was an American country and western musician and radio star. Colorado Pete was known for his smile, which had the biggest gold tooth east of Cripple Creek ("the biggest gold tooth east of Cripple Creek ").

Life

George Martin was born in 1909 and in his early years only sang in his close circle. He learned the blue yodeling at evenings together around the campfire. Eventually, he was encouraged by his friends to try his hand at the music business professionally. In the early 1930s he signed a contract with the radio station KMBC in Kansas City , Missouri , where he appeared as "Colorado Pete" and quickly became known by that name well beyond the city limits. Sometimes he also appeared at WHB in Kansas City.

Colorado Pete used the clichés of the Wild West and sang mainly popular western and cowboy songs that romanticized the Wild West. He often appeared in the typical cowboy costumes of the time or was also dressed as a prospector and real cowboy. Colorado Pete had a show at KMBC anytime of the day and continued to gain popularity in the Midwest as "Kansas City's Singin 'Cowboy."

In 1938 KMBC started their live barn dance show Brush Creek Follies , which was to become a complete success and at times the most popular show of its kind alongside the National Barn Dance . Colorado Pete was one of the musicians who performed there from the start and quickly became an audience favorite. It should stay that way for almost 20 years. From 1939 he went regularly with other KMBC stars like Kit and Kay , Millie and Sue or the Oklahoma Wranglers on tour through the Midwest, played at exhibitions, in theaters and auditoriums.

In the mid-1950s, the Brush Creek Follies were discontinued because barn dance shows were out of date and the times of the "Singin 'Cowboys" were long gone. Then Colorado Pete's trail is lost.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Kansas Midland Broadcasting Company
  2. ↑ World's Happiest Broadcasters

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personal data
SURNAME Colorado Pete
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Martin, George (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American country and cowboy singer
DATE OF BIRTH May 3, 1909
DATE OF DEATH 19th January 1969