Charlie "Peanut" Faircloth

Born April 3, 1927. Died March 16, 2010. Charles "Peanut" Faircloth was known as a zany disc jockey. In 1951, he was entertaining the listeners in Macon, Georgia over WNEX. Known for his radio shows "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 on a show called "Heaps of Corn" at 11:00pm that ran until the station went off the air for the night. Peanut and his band, "The Georgia Crackers" did a "live" show at 2:00pm. Recorded for the Decca label, - his release at the time was "I'll Sail My Ship ALone" and "F-o-o-l-i-s-h M-e, Me". A song writer with the Hill and Range Publishing Company.