MARY KATH, 91
Died December 8, 2015 Recorded as Bonnie Lou and had a hit on the pop charts with "Daddy-O" (#14-1955). Charted twice on country charts with "Seven Lonely days" (#7-1953) and "Tennessee Wig Walk" (#6-1953)
Appeared on radio in Cincinnati and Kansas City.
Born in Towanda, Illinois, October 27, 1924.
One of the first female rock and roll singers and one of the first artists to gain crossover success from country music to rock and roll. She was the "top name" in the first regularly scheduled country music on a national TV network.
A prime mover in the first days of Rockabilly.
Born in Towanda, Illinois, but moved to Carlock, Illinois, also in McLean Count6y, after their homeburned down.
--RoadDog
Being an account of some things I'm interested in, what I'm doing, and reflections on my past, especially music.
Listen to this man. Seven years of college, you know. Trying to reason with 2020 and, now, 2022.
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