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Long Lyndon Johnson, one of Texas' most ebullient Congressmen, had introduced the first new gimmick in Texas politics* since the hillbilly band and the free barbecue. Leapfrogging all over the state in his helicopter, he hoped to make a three-point landing in the seat which "Pappy" O'...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TEXAS: Hello, Down There | 6/28/1948 | See Source »

Hardy Network platter-spinners concluded almost 90 continuous hours of broadcasting at noon yesterday. The longest non-stop program in Crimson recorded history began Thursday with Mozart and finished yesterday with hillbilly tunes.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Radiomen Fill Wires With 90 Hour Orgy | 5/18/1948 | See Source »

Jimmie Davis, troubadour Governor of Louisiana, was all set for his departure from office, come May. From the gubernatorial mansion he was making a sleeper-jump to a new career: his own nightclub in Hollywood, featuring his own hillbilly band and the ex-statesman himself in front of it.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: People, Mar. 29, 1948 | 3/29/1948 | See Source »

She had her baby (11 Ibs.) in Nashville, recorded his name as James Douglas Johnston, and, on directions from Big Jim, "withheld the birth of the child from press publicity." She did not complain-Big Jim was running for governor and had promised to make her the "first lady of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ALABAMA: A Man Was the Cause of It All | 3/15/1948 | See Source »

His first three tries to get into Congress, during which he campaigned by singing hillbilly songs from a sound truck, failed. In 1944, he cut out the tomfoolery and was elected to the Senate.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THIRD PARTIES: Hi-Yo Taylor! | 3/1/1948 | See Source »

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