Jimmy Hall (6)

Born: June 2, 1921 in Vinita, Oklahoma. Died: December 23, 1979. US country vocalist, songwriter. First radio experience was over radio station KSAL out of Salina, Kansas. Returned to Wichita as a staff musician over KFBI. Then to radio station KTUL in Tulsa, Oklahoma where he worked with the original Alabama Boys. He stayed there for about nine months. In 1947, took his fiddling talents and vocals back to Tulsa where he worked with Leon McAuliffe's band over station KVOO. Songwriting included "T-U-L-S-A Straight Ahead" that was recorded by the popular western swing bands of that era. Also had written one of Leon's Columbia releases, "No One For Me".