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The Drifting Cowboys | |
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Background information | |
Genres | Country, Honky Tonk |
Instrument(s) | Guitar Bass Steel Guitar |
Years active | 1939–1953 |
Past members | Steel Guitar, James Porter Don Helms Jerry Rivers Clent Holmes Herbert "Lum" York Joe Pennington Lemuel Curtiss Crysel Cedric Rainwater Sammy Pruitt Grady Martin Billy Byrd Jack Drake Smith Addair Daniel Jack Boling Freddy Beach George Brown[disambiguation needed] Louis Brown Hillous Butrum Lefty Clark Paul Compton Curly Corbin Clyde Criswell Zeke Crittenden Richard Paul Dennis, Jr Allen Dunkin Willie Harper |
The Drifting Cowboys were the backing group for American music legend Hank Williams. The band went through several lineups during Williams's career, and surviving members of the group continue to tour and make public appearances to this day.
One modern day version of the group, the backing band for William's daughter Jett Williams, was led by original Drifting Cowboys steel guitarist Don Helms and fiddler Jerry Rivers; another version of the group known as "Hank's Drifters" features original Drifting Cowboys members Clent Holmes and Pee Wee Moultrie. Moultrie, Holmes and Helms made many appearances with former Drifting Cowboys bassist Herbert "Lum" York until York's death in 2004.
Former Drifting Cowboys lead guitarist Joe Pennington later became a pioneering Rockabilly artist and continues to tour and record both Country Music and Gospel Music. Former Drifting Cowboy Hillous Butrum later became a successful record producer and pioneer in the field of music videos. Ray Price took over the band after Williams' death for a short time.
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