Menu Expand Menu Close
Back to Top
Filter Search Expand Close Filter
Search Expand Search Close
'Asher and Little Jimmy Sizemore first performed as a father and son duo in 1933. They recorded several hits, in the areas of bluegrass, cowboy ballads and gospel music. They performed on several regional radio stations, the NBC Radio network and the Grand Ole Opry. Asher Sizemore was born and raised in Manchester, Kentucky. He worked as a bookkeeper for a coal mining company in Pike County. After he married and his first son Little Jimmy was born, Asher turned to singing old-time songs and cowboy ballads professionally. Asher had a radio show in Huntington, West Virginia in 1931 before moving on to WCKY in Cincinnati. Reference: Kentucky Country: Folk and Country Music of Kentucky by Charles Wolfe; published by University Press of Kentucky, 1996 (pp. 60-61)'

Asher and Little Jimmy Sizemore

Identifier:
030032
Title:
Asher and Little Jimmy Sizemore
Date:
ca. 1933
Description:
'Asher and Little Jimmy Sizemore first performed as a father and son duo in 1933. They recorded several hits, in the areas of bluegrass, cowboy ballads and gospel music. They performed on several regional radio stations, the NBC Radio network and the Grand Ole Opry. Asher Sizemore was born and raised in Manchester, Kentucky. He worked as a bookkeeper for a coal mining company in Pike County. After he married and his first son Little Jimmy was born, Asher turned to singing old-time songs and cowboy ballads professionally. Asher had a radio show in Huntington, West Virginia in 1931 before moving on to WCKY in Cincinnati. Reference: Kentucky Country: Folk and Country Music of Kentucky by Charles Wolfe; published by University Press of Kentucky, 1996 (pp. 60-61)'
Acquisition Source:
Kidwell, Chris,
Acquisition Method:
Acquired
Medium:
print
Projects:
West Virginia History OnView