Lew Childre's lyrics & chords

Lew Childre (Opp, AL, November 1, 1901 - December 3, 1961) was an American country (steel)guitarist and singer. Lew Childre was one of the last of the Vaudeville/tent show entertainers in country music and a forgotten early pioneer of that music. Lew during the 30’s and 40’s was the hot old time country music act in the U S. Lew’s beginnings were typical of a lot of the musicians of that era starting off as a street musician/dancer in the small Alabama town of Opp where he would sing, buck dance and play music for change of passers by m...read more