Connie B. Gay
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Gender | Female |
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Death | 35 years ago |
Date of birth | August 22,1914 |
Zodiac sign | Leo |
Born | Lizard Lick |
North Carolina | |
United States | |
Date of died | December 3,1989 |
Died | McLean |
Virginia | |
United States | |
Genres | Country Music |
Associated acts | Elvis Presley |
Patsy Cline | |
Jimmy Dean | |
Job | Singer |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1097585 |
Connie B. Gay Life story
Connie Barriot Gay was renowned as a "founding father" and "major force" in country music. He is credited for coining the country music genre, which had previously been called hillbilly music. Gay was the founding president of the Country Music Association and co-founder of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.