Print, Photographic - Claude King

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Print, Photographic - Claude King

Object number2002.420.05

Datec. 1955

Mediumpaper

DimensionsOverall: 7 15/16 x 9 7/8 in. (20.2 x 25.1 cm)

Credit LineOld State House Museum collection

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Description7.94" x 9.88" black and white photograph, produced by Gene Williams Enterprises House of Talent, Little Rock, Arkansas, of Claude King. King is performing live on stage with a guitar strapped around his neck. He is wearing a light colored flower print long sleeve shirt. He also is wearing a dark colored vest and pants. The background is black. This is part of the music collection from John Montique.

Claude King (1923-2013) was an American country music singer and songwriter, best known for his 1962 song “Wolverton Mountain”, a million selling hit based on a real person that lived on Wolverton Mountain north of Morrilton, Arkansas. In 1981, Arkansas Governor Frank D. White paid tribute to King by declaring August 7 “Wolverton Mountain Day”.

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