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- Arkie_Shibley abstract "Jesse Lee \"Arkie\" Shibley (born Jesse Lee Shibley, 21 September 1914 in Van Buren, Arkansas – September 1975 in Van Buren, Arkansas) was a country singer who recorded the original version of \"Hot Rod Race\" in 1950. The record was important because \"it introduced automobile racing into popular music and underscored the car's relevance to American culture, particularly youth culture.\"Shibley had relocated from Arkansas - hence the nickname \"Arkie\" - and, around 1948, began hosting a regular country music show on radio station KBRG in Bremerton, Washington.Although the writing credit for \"Hot Rod Race\" is given to George Wilson, this may be Shibley's pseudonym. He offered the song to 4 Star Records in Los Angeles, but was turned down, and Shibley decided to release the song on his own Mountain Dew label. The record was credited to \"Arkie Shibley and his Mountain Dew Boys\", the line-up being Shibley on rhythm guitar, Leon Kelley on lead guitar, Jackie Hayes on bass and banjo, and Phil Fregon on fiddle.The record became popular and was reissued on 4 Star's Gilt Edge imprint. Shibley's record raced into the country charts in January 1951, peaking at # 5, with cover versions on major labels by Ramblin' Jimmie Dolan on Capitol, Red Foley on Decca and Tiny Hill on Mercury. The Hill version also crossed over to the pop charts (# 29).In 1951 Shibley recorded four sequels to his hit, all performed in a Woody Guthrie-like talking blues style: \"Hot Rod Race # 2\", \"Arkie Meets the Judge (Hot Rod Race # 3)\", \"The Guy in the Mercury (Hot Rod Race # 4)\" and \"The Kid in the Model A (Hot Rod Race # 5)\". He subsequently disappeared into obscurity.\"Hot Rod Race\" prompted the even more successful answer song \"Hot Rod Lincoln\", a hit for Charlie Ryan (recorded 1955 and 1959, charted 1960, # 33 pop), Johnny Bond (1960, # 26 pop) and Commander Cody (1972, # 9 pop). Shibley's record also directly influenced Chuck Berry's \"Maybellene\", Gene Vincent's \"Race With The Devil\", and the succession of hot rod records by the Beach Boys and others in the early 1960s.".
- Arkie_Shibley activeYearsEndYear "1950".
- Arkie_Shibley activeYearsStartYear "1950".
- Arkie_Shibley background "solo_singer".
- Arkie_Shibley birthDate "1914-09-21".
- Arkie_Shibley birthPlace Arkansas.
- Arkie_Shibley birthPlace United_States.
- Arkie_Shibley birthPlace Van_Buren,_Arkansas.
- Arkie_Shibley birthYear "1914".
- Arkie_Shibley deathDate "1975".
- Arkie_Shibley deathPlace Arkansas.
- Arkie_Shibley deathPlace United_States.
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- Arkie_Shibley deathYear "1975".
- Arkie_Shibley genre Western_swing.
- Arkie_Shibley instrument Guitar.
- Arkie_Shibley instrument Lead_vocalist.
- Arkie_Shibley occupation Musician.
- Arkie_Shibley recordLabel 4_Star_Records.
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- Arkie_Shibley wikiPageWikiLinkText "Arkie Shibley".
- Arkie_Shibley background "solo_singer".
- Arkie_Shibley birthDate "1914-09-21".
- Arkie_Shibley birthName "Jesse Lee Shibley".
- Arkie_Shibley birthPlace Arkansas.
- Arkie_Shibley birthPlace United_States.
- Arkie_Shibley birthPlace Van_Buren,_Arkansas.
- Arkie_Shibley dateOfBirth "1914-09-21".
- Arkie_Shibley dateOfDeath "1975".
- Arkie_Shibley deathDate "September, 1975".
- Arkie_Shibley deathPlace Arkansas.
- Arkie_Shibley deathPlace United_States.
- Arkie_Shibley deathPlace Van_Buren,_Arkansas.
- Arkie_Shibley genre Western_swing.
- Arkie_Shibley instrument Guitar.
- Arkie_Shibley instrument Lead_vocalist.
- Arkie_Shibley label "4".
- Arkie_Shibley name "Arkie Shibley".
- Arkie_Shibley name "Shibley, Arkie".
- Arkie_Shibley occupation Musician.
- Arkie_Shibley placeOfBirth Arkansas.
- Arkie_Shibley placeOfBirth United_States.
- Arkie_Shibley placeOfBirth Van_Buren,_Arkansas.
- Arkie_Shibley placeOfDeath Arkansas.
- Arkie_Shibley placeOfDeath United_States.
- Arkie_Shibley placeOfDeath Van_Buren,_Arkansas.
- Arkie_Shibley shortDescription "American country singer".
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- Arkie_Shibley yearsActive "1950.0".
- Arkie_Shibley description "American country singer".
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- Arkie_Shibley subject Category:1975_deaths.
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- Arkie_Shibley subject Category:American_country_singer-songwriters.
- Arkie_Shibley subject Category:American_country_singers.
- Arkie_Shibley subject Category:Apex_Records_artists.
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- Arkie_Shibley hypernym Singer.
- Arkie_Shibley type Agent.
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