Tuesday, October 26, 2004
When we were young--Longtimers recall brushes with celebrities, history-makers
From the Daily Republic (Fairfield, CA)
William Rigsby is part of country music history.
Rigsby, 75, a resident of Fairfield Health Care Center, was with Hank Williams Sr. when the country legend purchased his first guitar and wrote a song.
Rigsby lived in the small town of Tallassee, Ala., when he met Williams, a Montgomery, Ala., resident.
"He would be shining shoes on the street corner," Rigsby recalled. That, and other odd jobs, got Williams the money he needed for the guitar.
Rigsby is one of seven "life stories" the Daily Republic found in two Fairfield skilled nursing facilities and one Suisun City residential care facility for the elderly.
Hundreds of Solano County seniors call these places home. And, they
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Daily Republic
William Rigsby is part of country music history.
Rigsby, 75, a resident of Fairfield Health Care Center, was with Hank Williams Sr. when the country legend purchased his first guitar and wrote a song.
Rigsby lived in the small town of Tallassee, Ala., when he met Williams, a Montgomery, Ala., resident.
"He would be shining shoes on the street corner," Rigsby recalled. That, and other odd jobs, got Williams the money he needed for the guitar.
Rigsby is one of seven "life stories" the Daily Republic found in two Fairfield skilled nursing facilities and one Suisun City residential care facility for the elderly.
Hundreds of Solano County seniors call these places home. And, they
Read the article
Daily Republic
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