Tarheel slim biography of martin

Martin Grady - Grady Martin The album sleeve-notes have a short biography of Grady Martin Tarheel Slim - The Tarheel Slim Story – Wildcat Tamer (CD).

  • Around 1955 he married Anna Lee Sandford, and they first recorded as "The Lovers", and later, going by "Tarheel Slim and Little Ann" on.
  • Bunn adopted the “Tarheel Slim” persona in the mid- 1950s, first as a solo artist for various labels.
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  • Jay Summerour was born in 1950 in Rockville, Maryland.

    • Bunn adopted the “Tarheel Slim” persona in the mid- 1950s, first as a solo artist for various labels....

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    Tarheel Slim

    Background information
    Birth nameAllen Rathel Bunn
    Also known asAllen Bunn
    Alden Bunn
    Allen Baum
    Born(1923-09-24)September 24, 1923
    Bailey, North Carolina, U.S.
    DiedAugust 21, 1977(1977-08-21) (aged 53)
    New York City, U.S.
    GenresGospel, blues, doowop, R&B, pop, rockabilly
    OccupationsSinger, guitarist, songwriter
    Years activec.1940–1963, c.1970–1977
    Associated actsThe Selah Jubilee Singers
    The Larks
    The Lovers
    Tarheel Slim and Little Ann
    Slim and Ann

    Allen Rathel Bunn (September 24, 1923 – August 21, 1977), who was sometimes credited as Alden Bunn and who performed as Tarheel Slim, was an American singer, guitarist and songwriter whose work spanned gospel, blues, doowop, R&B, pop, and rockabilly.

    After singing in various gospel groups he became a member of The Larks before recording with his wife Anna Lee "Little Ann" Sandford, and then as a solo