Pete Cassell Born:  August 27, 1917 Died:  July 29, 1954 Atlanta Country Music Hall of Fame (1984) WSB Barn Dance WWVA Original Jamboree WARL Arlington, VA WSB Atlanta, GA KWTO Springfield, MO (1948)

About The Artist Pete Cassell, "The King of the Hillbillies", was born down in Atlanta, Georgia. He was blind since childhood, but it didn't hinder his ambitions. He started off studying in Atlanta Law School, but got interested in radio work and then eventually gave up the law for working on the air. He was at WWVA a few times and was part of the WWVA Jamboree cast. Pete was a singer and guitar player mostly, but could play the piano they said in an 'artistic style'. Around 1949 or so, his career saw him on WARL out of Arlington, VA where he was appearing on Connie B. Gay's "Radio Ranch". On top of doing his own musical show over the station every day, he also played the part of disc jockey. His wife would type or cut the daily scripts in braille for him. During this time, he was recording for Mercury records. They described him as about five feet eleven inches tall and about 135 pounds back then. Credits & Sources National Jamboree; October 1949; Words to Songs, Inc.; 1 East 42nd Street, New York 17, NY

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Recordings (78rpm/45rpm)   Coral Rec. No. Side Song Title   64010 A I Know What It Means To Be Lonesome   64010 B Why Don't You Come Back To Me   Decca Rec. No. Side Song Title   46084 A Freight Train Blues   46084 B St Louis Blues   46104 A I Know What It Means To Be Lonesome   46104 B Why Don't You Come Back To Me   5934 A Why Don't You Come Back To Me   5934 B I Know What It Means To Be Lonesome   5954 A Freight Train Blues   5954 B St Louis Blues   6077 A One Step More   6077 B I Can't Feel At Home In This World Anymore   Majestic Rec. No. Side Song Title   6006 A The Last Letter   6006 A Where The Old Red River Flows   6006 B The Last Letter   6006 B Where The Old Red River Flows   6007 A Oh, How I Miss You   6007 A Oh How I Miss You   6007 B Letter Edged In Black   6007 B The Letter Edged In Black   6017 A I'm Waiting For Ships That Never Come In   6017 A I'm Waiting For Ships That Never Come In   6017 B Just A Message   6017 B Just A Message   6019 A I Kissed You And Told You Goodbye   6019 A Too Many Parties And Too Many Pals   6019 B I Kissed You And Told You Goodbye   6019 B Too Many Parties And Too Many Pals   6033 A If You Call That Gone, Goodbye   6033 A Burning Of The Winecoff Hotel   6033 B If You Call That Gone, Goodbye   6033 B The Burning Of Winecoff Hotel   Mercury Rec. No. Side Song Title   6150 A Moss Covered Mill   6150 B It's A Lonely Trail (When You're Travelin' Alone)   6151 A The Last Letter   6151 B Where The Old Red River Flows   6152 A Oh, How I Miss You   6152 B The Letter Edged In Black   6168 A The Letter Edged In Black   6168 B Just A Message   6186 A It's Too Late To Say (That You're Sorry)   6186 B Memories That Live   Varsity Rec. No. Side Song Title   45213 A Oh, How I Miss You   45213 B The Letter Edged In Black   8044 A Oh, How I Miss You   8044 B The Letter Edged In Black