Larry Dean and his Virginia Playboys WJHL Johnson City, TN

When we catch up with Larry Dean in early 1953, we find that he had formed the Virginia Playboys about a year earlier. The members of the band were top sting musicians from the southwest Virginia mountain areas. Interestingly, they wrote that each member of the band that Larry recruited had performed as an artist for over ten years in their respective communities. Their act featured the gamut of hillbilly entertainment shows at the time - music, comedy, trio singing and breakdown numbers to get the toes tapping. Many of the songs Larry sang were of his own songwriting. They had a regular 30-minute show over WJHL out of Johnson City, Tennessee every Saturday morning come 11:00am. They were also said to be recording several of their tunes back then. Timeline and Trivia Notes Group Members included: Larry Dean, guitar Marvin Dean, fiddle Glen Herron, guitar Kin Litton, steel guitar Oliver Siler, bass Credits & Sources Cowboy Songs Magazine No. 25; March 1953; American Folk Publications, Inc.; Derby, CT. Portions of Discography Listing courtesy of Hillbilly Reasearcher Team; Tricker, Turner and Sax Get The Music

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Recordings

Rich-R'-Tone Rec. No. Side Song Title   1026 A Stepping On My Toes   1026 B You're An Angel To Me   1039 A Dive Bomb Boogie   1039 B Estes Is Bestes (Kefauver For President Fight Song)   1043 A I'd Like To Be A Single Man   1043 B My Red Head

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