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John Lair

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Real name
John Lee Lair
Born
July 1, 1894
Died
November 12, 1985
Country
United States
IPI
00017092500 2 works
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Songwriter, harmonica player, manager, organizer and promoter, who saw it as his mission to promote by radio, and collect the hillbilly music of his homeland, Kentucky and the Renfro Valley and make it available to local musicians. On November 4, 1939 John Lee Lair announced: “This is the Renfro Valley Barn Dance, coming to you direct from a real barn in Renfro Valley, Kentucky - the first and only barn dance on the air presented by the actual residents of an actual community…”
This statement still stands. In 2002, he was inducted into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame.
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Cumberland Ridge Runners Manager
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Renfro Valley Records   founder of
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