Lowell Blanchard
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Lowell Blanchard was an American
radio presenter and performer. Blanchard, a native of Chicago, Illinois, was a station manager and popular show host for WNOX-AM
Radio in Knoxville, Tennessee
. He was inducted into the Country Music Disc Jockey Hall of Fame in 1977. He is said to have given country performers Henry D. Haynes
and Kenneth C. Burns
their stage names, Homer and Jethro
, after forgetting their stage names during a 1936 broadcast on WNOX.
In April 1950, Blanchard and the Valley Trio recorded a version of the song "Jesus Hits Like an Atom Bomb", which was included on the Atomic Platters: Cold War Music from the Golden Age compilation.
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radio presenter and performer. Blanchard, a native of Chicago, Illinois, was a station manager and popular show host for WNOX-AM
WNOX
WNOX is a radio station in the Knoxville, Tennessee area. It broadcasts a news-talk format.WNOX operates a 100,000-watt transmitter, located on Cross Mountain north of Briceville, Tennessee...
Radio in Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee
Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region...
. He was inducted into the Country Music Disc Jockey Hall of Fame in 1977. He is said to have given country performers Henry D. Haynes
Henry D. Haynes
Henry Doyle Haynes was an American entertainer who gained fame on radio and television as Homer of the country music comedy duo Homer and Jethro with Kenneth C. Burns for 35 years beginning in 1936.-Biography:...
and Kenneth C. Burns
Kenneth C. Burns
Kenneth C. Burns was an American country musician, comedian, and mandolin player. He was better known by his stage name Jethro from his years with Henry D. Haynes as part of the comedic musical duo Homer and Jethro beginning in 1936.-Biography:Burns was born Conasauga, Tennessee on March 10, 1920...
their stage names, Homer and Jethro
Homer and Jethro
Homer and Jethro were the stage names of American country music duo Henry D. Haynes and Kenneth C. Burns , popular from the 1940s through the 1960s on radio and television for their satirical versions of popular songs...
, after forgetting their stage names during a 1936 broadcast on WNOX.
In April 1950, Blanchard and the Valley Trio recorded a version of the song "Jesus Hits Like an Atom Bomb", which was included on the Atomic Platters: Cold War Music from the Golden Age compilation.
External links
- Short biography of Blanchard on Country Radio Broadcaster
- Lyrics of "Jesus Hits Like An Atom Bomb"
- YouTube clip of "Jesus Hits Like An Atom Bomb" performed by Blanchard and the Valley Trio