Floyd Tillman
Born in Ryan, Oklahoma on December 8, 1914, but raised in Post, Texas, Floyd Tillman was drawn to playing music by the fact that two of his brothers were earning $5 a night playing dances at a local skating rink. Tillman's single string jazz stylings on the guitar were enough to get him work, but he began to sing when nobody else in the band knew a song he had written. His swooping singing, sliding into notes, and his behind-the-beat phrasing make his voice distinctive. Tillman's ... [ more ]
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