Shrum, Cal
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Shrum, Cal (1910-1996): Interview and Memoir
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: O-SH87
Scope and Contents
Shrum, country musician and radio broadcaster, discusses his career in radio, country music, and the movies: his screen audition and making movies with Gene Autry; singing and writing country music; the Grand Ole Opry; Roy Rogers; and the Country Music Association. He also discusses hosting a Springfield talk and country music radio show beginning in 1950; and his 1967 move to the WXEL Country Music Show in Pekin, Illinois. Also mentions Illinois Governors Sam Shapiro and Otto Kerner. ...
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