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Jeanine Hargrove
Born:  September 16, 1934
Died:  November 15, 1998
KCNC Fort Worth, TX

About The Artist

A small photo captioned "Featured Vocalist" started our research of Jeaninne Hargove. The 1949 article noted she was the featured vocalist for Bill Case and his Melody Boys on radio station KCNC of Fort Worth, Texas. And also mentioned the Royal-Tone Records label.

The name "Bill Case" should be familiar to hillbilly music fans - his wife was Floy Case.

Jeaninne was the vocalist on two releases by the band that included her dad as well - Homer Hargrove. She sang the harmony parts.

In 1944, Jeaninne's dad, Homer, was working at a bomber plant in Fort Worth, TX in support of the World War II efforts.

Floy Case reported that Homer and his family had moved to Tucumcari, NM in 1947. He was working for a jewelry firm then and not on the radio. But rumors were his company might sponsor a quarter hour show for him.

In the August - September 1956 issue of "Melody Trails" published by the Ernest Tubb Fan Club, we learned a key piece of her biography. By 1956, Jeaninne had moved to Tucumcari, NM along with her brother Bill Hargrove. Their father was Homer Hargrove, who was part of the Bill Case and His Melody Boys. Jeaninne married Don Slusher on May 29, 1956.

Promo Ad - Christmas Wishes - Ancheta Music Publications, Inc. - Janie B. Hamilton - May Jean Shurtz - Nanchy Sue Bryan - Floy Case - Edna Owen Smith - Wally Fowler - Bill Boyd and his Cowboy Ramblers - Jeaninne and Homer Hargove (KCNC) - Bill Case and His Melody Boys - Royal-Tone Records - December 1948
Photo and Caption - Jeaninne Hargrove - Bill Case and his Melody Boys - Royal-Tone Records - January/February 1949

Credits & Sources

  • Jeaninne; October 1948; Jamboree Magazine; Western Song Club; Wm. T. Allen, Editor; Ventura, CA
  • Featured Vocalist; January - February 1949; National Hillbilly News; Mr. and Mrs. Orville Via; Huntington, WV
  • Down Blue Bonnet Way; Floy Case; August-September 1956; Melody Trails (Vol. No. 8-9); Ernest Tubb Fan Club Newsletter; Norma Winton; Roland, OK
  • Bill Case and his Melody Boys; October 1948; Jamboree Magazine; Western Song Club; Wm. T. Allen, Editor; Ventura, CA
  • Floy Case Reports; Floy Case; December 1944; The Mountain Broadcast and Prairie Recorder; Mountain Broadcast Pub. Co. Inc.; New York, NY
  • Floy Case Reports; Floy Case; January 1947; The Mountain Broadcast and Prairie Recorder; Mountain Broadcast Pub. Co. Inc.; New York, NY

Recordings (78rpm/45rpm)
 
Royal-Tone
Rec. No. Side Song Title
  1001 A My Happiness (w/Bill Case and his Melody Boys & Homer Hargrove)
  1001 B Just A Little Loving (by Bill Case and His Melody Boys; Homer Hargrove, harmony vocal)
  1002 A When It's Christmas Time In The Valley (w/Bill Case and His Melody Boys and Homer Hargrove)
  1002 B If I Could Be Alone With You (w/Bill Case and His Melody Boys and Homer Hargrove)


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