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Karl & Harty
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Successful and influential country music duo of the '30s. Karl (Karl Victor Davis, Mt. Vernon KY, 17 December 1905 - 29 May, 1979) and Harty (Hartford Connecticut Taylor, Mt. Vernon KY, 11 April 1905 - October 1963) grew up as childhood pals and in their teens formed the Kentucky Krazy Kats with Doc Hopkins. Appeared on local radio and toured as part of a semi-pro basketball team, playing music during intermission; moved on to WLS Chicago to join John Lair's Cumberland Ridge Runners. As a duo they had radio and record success with "I Dreamed I Searched Heaven For You' '34, "I'm Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail, '36, "Kentucky' '38, the latter two a big influence on the Everly Brothers. Karl's lead singing and Harty's sweet tenor proved popular on WLS's Barn Dance to '37, then moved to WJJD's Suppertime Frolic. After the war their sentimental, down-home style was out of favour; retired in early '50s, Karl continuing songwriting, covered in later years by Hank Locklin, Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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Like An Atom Bomb - Apocalyptic Songs From The Cold War Era
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Atomic Platters: Cold War Music From the Golden Age
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Like An Atom Bomb: Apocalyptic Songs From The Cold War Era
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Like An Atom Bomb (Apocalyptic Songs From The Cold War Era)
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Doom & Gloom
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Vintage Disaster Songs
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The Rose Grew Round The Briar: Early American Rural Love Songs, Vol. 2
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Atomic Platters: Cold War Music From the Golden Age (Disc 2)
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Atomic Platters: Cold War Music From The Golden Age Of Homeland Security
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Atomic Platters: Cold War Music From The Golden Age Of Homeland Security [CD2]
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Doom & Gloom - Early Songs Of Angst And Disaster
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Doom & Gloom: Early Songs Of Angst And Disaster 1927-1945