Harry (Big Slim The Lone Cowboy) Aliff Born:  May 9, 1904 Died:  October 13, 1966 WWVA Original Jamboree WPIT Pittsburgh, PA WWVA Wheeling, WV

About The Artist He was born in Bluefield, WV in a farm home. His father was a horse and cattle dealer and they owned a 750 acre tract of land. Became an orphan at the tender age of 8 and had to make his own way from there and didn't get much education. He said he left home at the age of 11, and left behind his four sisters and one brother. Ran an engine for 3 or 4 months on the big "URR", but heard the call of the wild again, resigned and went back to what he called home. At the time he was married to a Pennsylvania girl, he wrote, but she didn't seem to like that. He moved back east in 1929 and on to radio and felt like he had gained thousands of friends. He said while on the radio, his big goal was to make it in the movies. —From a page called "My Life Story....." in a little song folio called "Big Slim - The Lone Cowboy Favorite Songs" and attributed to Big Slim (no copyright date or publisher listed) Timeline and Trivia Notes Real name H.C. McAulife Fall, 1915, classified as high junior trick rider of all rodeos In 1922, firing on the railroad In 1927, became an engineer Appearance History This Month

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