Leroy Van Dyke ~ Similar Artists

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Ned Miller - 100% match to Leroy Van Dyke

Henry Ned Miller, 12 April 1925, Raines, Utah, USA. When Miller was a small child, the family moved to Salt Lake City, Utah where, after completing his education, he worked as a pipe fitter. He became interested in songwriting and country music and learned to play the guitar,... Read more

Claude King - 96% match to Leroy Van Dyke

5 February 1923, on a farm near Keithville, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA. His date of birth has, since 1961, frequently been cited incorrectly owing to promotional material released by his then manager, Tillman Franks, who at the time thought it tactful to lose a decade from his... Read more

David Houston - 86% match to Leroy Van Dyke

9 December 1938, Bossier City, Louisiana, USA, d. 30 November 1993, Bossier City, Louisiana, USA. Houston's forefathers included Sam Houston, who fought for Texas's independence from Mexico, and the Civil War general Robert E. Lee. His parents were friends of 20s singer Gene... Read more

Hank Locklin - 86% match to Leroy Van Dyke

Lawrence Hankins Locklin, 15 February 1918, McLellan, Florida, USA. A farm boy, Locklin worked in the cotton fields as a child and on the roads during the Depression of the 30s. He learned to play the guitar at the age of 10 and was soon performing on local radio and at dances.... Read more

Bill Anderson - 85% match to Leroy Van Dyke

James William Anderson III, 1 November 1937, Columbia, South Carolina, USA. Country performer Anderson learned the guitar when he was aged 12 and formed his own school band. He graduated in journalism from the University of Georgia, becoming a sports writer and also working for... Read more

Ferlin Husky - 83% match to Leroy Van Dyke

3 December 1925, on a farm near Flat River, Missouri, USA. Husky learned to play guitar as a child and during World War II served in the US Merchant Navy. His mother wanted him to be a preacher and his father a farmer, but after discharge, he found radio work as an announcer and... Read more

Dickey Lee - 77% match to Leroy Van Dyke

Richard Lipscombe, 21 September 1941, Memphis, Tennessee, USA. Lee was a country singer and composer whose most recorded composition was "She Thinks I Still Care", made famous by George Jones. At high school in Memphis, he sang rock 'n' roll and recorded the Elvis... Read more

Jack Greene - 76% match to Leroy Van Dyke

Jack Henry Greene, 7 January 1930, Maryville, Tennessee, USA. Greene took guitar lessons when he was eight years old, then added drumming to his abilities. Moving to Atlanta in the late 40s, he became part of the Cherokee Trio with Lem Bryant and Speedy Price. He then became a... Read more

Sonny James - 72% match to Leroy Van Dyke

James Loden, 1 May 1929, Hackleburg, Alabama, USA. The Country Music Hall Of Fame includes a guitar that Sonny James' father made for him when he was three years old. James has been performing since that time and has played fiddle and guitar with the Lodens' family revue. Sonny... Read more

Bob Luman - 71% match to Leroy Van Dyke

Robert Glynn Luman, 15 April 1937, Blackjack, near Nacogdoches, Texas, USA, d. 27 December 1978, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Luman's father, Joe, a school caretaker, bus driver and gifted musician, taught his son country music, but Luman's first love was baseball, which he played... Read more