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'''Cecil Allen Null''' (April 26, 1927 - August 26, 2001) was an American [[songwriter]].<ref name=" Surefire Music ">{{cite web|url= http://surefiremusictn.com/writers/cnull.html|title= Surefire Music - Cecil Null }}</ref> He began writing songs and singing publicly while serving in the Navy during [[World War II]]. After leaving the service, he performed with various groups on [[radio station]]s in [[Bristol, Virginia|Bristol, Va]]. He wrote the song "[[I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know]]" which became a hit for [[The Davis Sisters (country band)]] in 1953. |
'''Cecil Allen Null''' (April 26, 1927 - August 26, 2001) was an American [[songwriter]].<ref name=" Surefire Music ">{{cite web|url= http://surefiremusictn.com/writers/cnull.html|title= Surefire Music - Cecil Null|deadurl= yes|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110111073936/http://www.surefiremusictn.com/writers/cnull.html|archivedate= 2011-01-11|df= }}</ref> He began writing songs and singing publicly while serving in the Navy during [[World War II]]. After leaving the service, he performed with various groups on [[radio station]]s in [[Bristol, Virginia|Bristol, Va]]. He wrote the song "[[I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know]]" which became a hit for [[The Davis Sisters (country band)]] in 1953. |
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Null became an expert at playing and designing [[autoharp]]s and ultimately served as a consultant for a manufacturer of the instrument.<ref name=" Autoharp ">{{cite web|url= http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1448493/cecil-null-writer-of-i-forgot-more-dead-at-74.jhtml|title= Cecil Null - Autoharp }}</ref> |
Null became an expert at playing and designing [[autoharp]]s and ultimately served as a consultant for a manufacturer of the instrument.<ref name=" Autoharp ">{{cite web|url= http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1448493/cecil-null-writer-of-i-forgot-more-dead-at-74.jhtml|title= Cecil Null - Autoharp }}</ref> |
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Cecil Allen Null (April 26, 1927 - August 26, 2001) was an American songwriter.[1] He began writing songs and singing publicly while serving in the Navy during World War II. After leaving the service, he performed with various groups on radio stations in Bristol, Va. He wrote the song "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know" which became a hit for The Davis Sisters (country band) in 1953.
Null became an expert at playing and designing autoharps and ultimately served as a consultant for a manufacturer of the instrument.[2]
Null was born in War, WV. Following his death from cancer August 26, 2001, he was buried at Glenwood Cemetery in Bristol, Tenn.
Songs
- Close your eyes (and I'll be there)[3]
- Love isn't love (until you give it away) (Cecil Null & E. C. Chance).
- Mother Maybelle, 1964.
- She's Hungry Again. Recorded by Bill Philips - 1970.
References
- ^ "Surefire Music - Cecil Null". Archived from the original on 2011-01-11.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Cecil Null - Autoharp".
- ^ "www.faqs.org - Doc V2039 P4-470 & V2040 P3-665".