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'''American Country Musician Lucky White was born in Telephone Texas May 16, 1923. A WWII Veteran and US Marine Honorably Discharged in 1944.'''

'''He formed his Dude Ranch Playboys in 1946. Toured with Bob Wills, Cliffie Stone, Leodie Jackson, Les Paul and Mary Ford.'''

 'From 1946 thru 1954 he promoted outlaw country western music on his radio shows at KPMO Pomona, and KWKW 1430 Pasadena, California.'

'Digital Album No Music No Betties No Lucky' 'On July 12, 1947, Lucky became the first country singer to record his version of the Bob Wills and Cindy Walkers' Classic “Sugar Moon”, A song more commonly associated with K.D. Lang, Willie Nelson and ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL some 40 years later. Lucky's cover appears on his new album NO MUSIC, NO BETTIES, NO LUCKY on Slip<>Disc Records released 24 years posthumously in August of 2021.'''

'''Past members of Lucky White's Dude Ranch Playboys: Leodie Jackson, Cliffie Stone, Red Murrell, Terry Fell, Fairley Holden, Johnny Grande, Bill "Tanner" Taylor, and Little Jimmy Dickens. Past members of Lucky White and the Ponderosa Playboys: Pat Compton, Stu Basore, Grandpappy Robbins, Jack Horman. Ad Lou Darlin (Lucky's wife) and you have Lucky's side project "Lou Darlin and the Pastimers".'''

' ''In 1946, band leader Lucky White with Leodie Jackson teamed up and wrote two songs together. The first composition was also the first version. An instant classic entitled "THAT NAGGIN WIFE OF MINE" with Leodie on the vocals. Released July 14, 1946. Lucky co-wrote, and composed the arrangements for this song with writing elements that would become a staple within the creation of Rock n Roll music. The first rock n' roll song with electric lead guitar solo breaks during the interludes? A method and genre that hadn't been invented just yet as it was certainly being created within this classic tune.''' g

'''The song structure was filled with elements of Rock n' Roll and Punk Rock long before those two genres were conceived. Cliffie Stone learned everything he knew about song structure while working with Lucky White and his Dude Ranch Playboys. The song would be covered 5 times from 1946 thru 1951. Four members of the Dude Ranch Playboys did their own versions. Leodie Jackson did his cover with his "Swingsters" the way he originally co-wrote it with Lucky in the spring of 1946.'''

' ''The second song Lucky and Leodie share credits on together was an Instrumental entitled: "Jackson Stomp" with Leodie holding the lead credits. Leodie was jamming on his table steel for this classic with Lucky's band backing him up at the perfect time. Leodie delivered more of his incredible steel guitar sounds that only musicians like Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin could translate on his guitar 22 years later in 1968. Lucky shares music/writing/composition and arrangement credits only he could provide with his band the Dude Ranch Playboys.'''

' ''   Lucky White's cover of SUGAR MOON, (Recorded July 12, 1947). Lucky White and Bob Wills worked together in their respective bands, tours and radio appearances. Bob gave Lucky his blessing with members of his Dude Ranch Playboys clearly laying down their classic viola and violin sound. '''

 

' ''Lucky White, the original MAN IN BLACK of the 1940’s. He released a string of mild radio hits on the 33' 45' and 78' RPM formats from 1946 thru 1968. Roy Acuff and Fred Rose liked Lucky's music so much that they published Lucky on their Acuff-Rose label in 1953.'''

' ''Lucky was live on the air from 1946 thru 1954 on KPMO Radio Pomona, and KWKW Radio 1430 Pasadena, both in California. He was a headliner at the Forman Phillips Ballroom in Baldwin Park California in the 1940's and 50's where he promoted and put on country western shows.'''

'''He toured with and played rhythm guitar for Cliffie Stone and his Hometown Jamboree. Lucky went on tour with Les Paul and Mary Ford in the 1950's. He learned how to overdub from Les, with which you can hear in his songs; Soft Doll (1963), Ten Million Tears and If We Pretend (1965) both recorded and engineered at Les Paul studios in California. He got a mohawk in 1958 and was banned from everything everywhere.'''

'''He helped change and inspire the way bands toured in the 1940's when he purchased an old Greyhound bus and converted it into a tour bus for his band in 1947. Lucky's touring style and music Influenced the way Country, Rockabilly and Rock n Roll bands toured for generations to come. Speaking of Influence, Lucky wrote and recorded a song with his band the Dude Ranch Playboys called: "Mommy What Happened to Daddy" a post Korean War tune. Released November 14, 1953. (Four Star/Sony/ATV/Acuff-Rose)   '''

—No one ever told his story, but his songs of heartbreak and tragedy sure did...