Sheet Music, Claude King

 
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Claude King sheet music
Sheet Music, Claude King
Claude King sheet music
Claude King sheet music

Sheet Music, Claude King

Object number2002.420.07
Datec. 1955
Mediumpaper and ink
DimensionsOverall: 8 x 11 1/2 in. (20.3 x 29.2 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum collection
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    DescriptionClaude King sheet music recorded by King and written by King and Merle Kilgore, published by Painted Desert Music Corp., NY, 1962. The front cover consists of King looking slightly to his left while holding a guitar. There is a small hole at the top left corner and a small tear at the bottom right corner.

    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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