About
Bandleader and radio personality remembered for his Kay Kyser's Kollege of Musical Knowledge broadcast and for his eleven #1 records.
Before Fame
He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Trivia
He was posthumously inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame in 1999.
Family Life
He had three children with his wife, Georgia Carroll.
Associated With
He also appeared in several films, co-starring with Ann Miller in the 1944 film Carolina Blues.
