Eddie Arnold Souvenir Advertisement Sahara Hotel Show Harrah's Reno Las Vegas

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Eddie Arnold Souvenir Advertisement Sahara Hotel Show Harrah's Reno Las Vegas
From Wikipedia:
Eddy Arnold
Background information
Birth name
Richard Edward Arnold
Also known as
The Tennessee Plowboy
Born
(
1918-05-15
)
May 15, 1918
Origin
Henderson, Tennessee
, United States
Died
May 8, 2008
(
2008-05-08
)
(aged 89)
Genres
country music
,
gospel music
,
pop music
Occupations
singer, songwriter
, TV host, actor
Instruments
guitar
,
banjo
Years active
1937 –1999
Labels
RCA Victor
(1944–1972; 1976–2008)
MGM Records
(1973–1976)
Richard Edward "Eddy" Arnold
(May 15, 1918 – May 8, 2008) was an
American
country music
singer who performed for six decades. He was a so-called
Nashville sound
(country/popular music) innovator of the late 1950s, and scored 147 songs on the
Billboard
country music charts, second only to
George Jones
. He sold more than 85 million records. A member of the
Grand Ole Opry
(beginning 1943) and the
Country Music Hall of Fame
(beginning 1966), Arnold ranked 22nd on
Country Music Television's
2003 list of "The 40 Greatest Men of Country Music." He co-wrote the country and pop standard "
You Don't Know Me
".
Contents
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1
Biography
1.1
Early years
1.2
Second career: The Nashville Sound
1.3
Later years and death
2
Discography
3
References
4
External links
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Biography
[
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]
Early years
Arnold was born on May 15, 1918 on a farm near
Henderson, Tennessee
. His father, a sharecropper, played the
fiddle
, while his mother played
guitar
. As a boy Arnold helped on the farm, which later gained him his nickname—the
Tennessee Plowboy
. Arnold attended
Pinson High School
in
Pinson, Tennessee
, where he played guitar for school functions and events. He quit before graduation to help with the farm work, but continued performing, often arriving on a
mule
with his guitar hung on his back. Arnold also worked part time as an assistant at a
mortuary
.
[
1
]
Downtown Henderson, Tennessee, the city near which Arnold was born
In 1934, at age 16, Arnold debuted musically on WTJS-AM in
Jackson, Tennessee
and obtained a job there during 1937. He performed at local nightclubs and was a permanent performer for the station. During 1938, he was hired by WMPS-AM in
Memphis, Tennessee
, where he was one of its most popular performers. He soon quit for KWK-AM in
St. Louis, Missouri
,
[
2
]
followed by a brief stint at WHAS-AM in
Louisville, Kentucky
.
He performed for WSM-AM on the
Grand Ole Opry
during 1943 as a solo artist.
[
1
]
During 1944, Arnold signed a contract with
RCA Victor
, with manager
Colonel Tom Parker
, who later managed
Elvis Presley
. Arnold's first single was little noticed,
[
3
]
but the next, "Each Minute Seems a Million Years", scored No. 5 on the country charts during 1945.
[
1
]
Its success began a decade of unprecedented chart performance; Arnold's next 57 singles all scored the Top Ten, including 19 number one scoring successes.
[
4
]
In 1946, Arnold scored his first major success with "That's How Much I Love You". In 1948, he had five successful songs on the charts simultaneously. That year he had nine songs score the top 10; five of these scored No. 1 and scored #1 for 40 of the year's 52 weeks. With Parker's management, Arnold continued to dominate, with 13 of the 20 best-scoring country music songs of 1947–1948.
[
1
]
He became the host of
Mutual Radio
's Purina-sponsored segment of the
Opry
, and of Mutual’s
Checkerboard Jamboree
, a midday program shared with
Ernest Tubb
that was broadcast from a Nashville theater.
[
5
]
Recorded radio programs increased Arnold’s popularity, as did the
CBS Radio
series
Hometown Reunion
with the
Duke of Paducah
. Arnold quit the Opry during 1948, and his
Hometown Reunion
briefly broadcasted in competition with the Opry on Saturday nights. In 1949 and 1950, he performed in the Columbia movies
Feudin’ Rhythm
and
Hoedown.
Arnold began working for television in the early 1950s, hosting
The Eddy Arnold Show
. The summer program was broadcast successively by all three television networks, replacing the
Perry Como
and
Dinah Shore
programs.
[
6
]
He also performed as a guest and a
guest host
on the
ABC-TV
show
Ozark Jubilee
from 1955–60.
[
7
]
Arnold featured in the syndicated
Eddy Arnold Time
from 1955 to 1957.
[
2
]
From 1960 to 1961, he hosted
NBC-TV
's
Today on the Farm
.
[
8
]
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]
Second career: The Nashville Sound
During the 1950s, the most popular music was
rock and roll
, which caused a decrease of Arnold's record sales, though he and RCA singer
Jim Reeves
had a greater audience with popular-sounding string-laced arrangements. During 1955, Arnold annoyed many people of the country music establishment by recording with the
Hugo Winterhalter
Orchestra in New York. The popular-oriented arrangements of "
The Cattle Call
" and "The Richest Man (in the World)", however, helped to expand his appeal beyond its country music base.
[
9
]
This style, pioneered by Reeves and Arnold, became known as the "
Nashville Sound
".
[
9
]
During 1953, Arnold and Tom Parker had a dispute, and Arnold dismissed him. From 1954 to 1963, Arnold's performances were managed by Joe Csida; during 1964 Csida was replaced by Jerry Purcell.
[
10
]
Arnold embarked on a second career that brought his music to a more diverse audience. During 1965, he had one of his greatest successes with the song "
Make the World Go Away
". With the
Anita Kerr Singers
as backup and accompanied by pianist
Floyd Cramer
, Arnold's rendition became an international success.
[
9
]
Bill Walker's orchestra arrangements provided the lush background for 16 continuous successes sung by Arnold during the late 1960s. Arnold performed with
symphony orchestras
in
New York City
,
Las Vegas
and
Hollywood
. He performed in
Carnegie Hall
for two concerts, and in the Coconut Grove in Las Vegas.
[
9
]
During 1966, Arnold was inducted into the
Country Music Hall of Fame
, the youngest performer to receive the honor.
[
11
]
The following year Arnold was voted the first-ever awarded
Country Music Association
's Entertainer Of The Year.
[
12
]
Two years later, Arnold released an
autobiography
named
It's A Long Way From Chester County
.
[
13
]
Having been with RCA Victor since his debut during 1944, Arnold left the company in 1973 for
MGM Records
, for which he recorded four albums, which included several top 40 successes. He returned to RCA in 1976.
[
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]
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Later years and death
During the 1980s, Arnold declared himself semi-retired; however, he continued recording. In 1984, the
Academy of Country Music
awarded Arnold its
Pioneer Award
. His next album,
You Don't Miss A Thing
wasn't released until 1991.
[
1
]
Arnold performed road tours for several more years.
[
14
]
By 1992, he had sold nearly 85 million records, and had a total of 145 weeks of No. 1 songs, more than any other singer.
[
1
]
In 1996, RCA issued an album of Arnold's main successes since 1944 as part of its 'Essential' series.
[
1
]
Arnold, then 76 years old, retired from active singing, though he still performed occasionally.
[
9
]
On May 16, 1999, the day after his 81st birthday, he announced his final retirement during a concert at the Hotel Orleans in Las Vegas.
[
15
]
That same year, the
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
inducted the recording of "Make The World Go Away" into the
Grammy Hall of Fame
. During 2000, he was awarded the
National Medal of Arts
.
[
16
]
In 2005, Arnold received a lifetime achievement award from the
Recording Academy
,
[
17
]
and later that year, released a final album for RCA
After All These Years
.
[
18
]
Eddy Arnold died at 5:00 a.m. Central Time on May 8, 2008 in a nursing home in Nashville
This is the original free souvenir of Eddie Arnold....It advertises that he is now at Sahara Hotel Dinner Show only...Hear Eddy Sing "Country Louvin"......It lists show dates for Sahara Las Vegas, Memphis Symphony, Harrah's Reno and Harrah's Lake Tahoe.....
It is in very good condition.
This casino opened in 1952 and Closed May 16, 2011
It is 7" X 6 3/4"
on heavy stock....
If you have any questions or other information, please let me know.
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