Peanut Faircloth Born:  April 3, 1927 Died:  March 16, 2010 WNEX Macon, GA (1946) WRDV Augusta, GA (1951) WAPO Chattanooga, TN (1956)

About The Artist Charles "Peanut" Faircloth was known as a zany disc jockey. In 1951, he was entertaining the listeners in Macon, Georgia over WNEX. His efforts weren't just limited to the usual duties of staff announcer and spinning records. He emceed several programs. One program was the "Farm Frolics", a show that was 'designed' for the early morning risers of the day. Later on, he would entertain the fans on the "Hillbilly Hit Parade" show that went on at 12:15pm. In between, he would call the plays for "Peanut's Salon Concert" at 10:30am every Monday through Friday - a show which featured the top tunes of the day in Macon. At week's end on Saturday nights, he could be heard or as they wrote "...really lets loose" on a show called "Heaps of Corn", a musical program that sounds like it had its share of comedy to it, at 11:00pm that ran until the station went off the air for the night. Saturday also meant that Peanut and his band, "The Georgia Crackers" did a "live" show at 2:00pm. He had been recording for the Decca label, too - his release at the time was "I'll Sail My Ship ALone" and "F-o-o-l-i-s-h M-e, Me" If he wasn't busy enough, he was also a song writer with the Hill and Range Publishing Company. His wife's name was Frances and they had three daughters, Bonnie, Delores and Marcelle and one son, Charles, Jr. Credits & Sources Country Song Roundup; No. 14; October 1951; Charlton Pub. Corp.; Inc.; Derby, CT

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