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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> |
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| Name = Speedy Haworth | |
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| Img = Herschel "Speedy" Haworth.jpg | |
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| Img_capt = Haworth c. 1960 | |
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| Background = solo_singer | |
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| Birth_name = Herschel Haworth, Jr. | |
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| Alias = Speedy Haworth, Junior Haworth |
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| Born = {{birth date|mf=yes|1922|5|16|mf=y}} |
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| Died = {{Death date and age|mf=yes|2008|02|26|1922|05|22}}<br/> <small>[[Springfield, Missouri]]</small> |
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| Origin = [[Springfield, Missouri]], [[United States of America|USA]] | |
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| Instrument = [[Fender Stratocaster]]<br>[[acoustic guitar]]<br>[[double neck guitar]] |
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| Genre = [[country music|country]], [[Gospel music|gospel]] |
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| Occupation = guitarist, singer, songwriter, radio and TV performer, recording artist |
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| Years_active = 1932–2008 |
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| Label = [[RCA Records|RCA]]<br>Universal |
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| Associated_acts = [[Slim Wilson]]<br>[[Porter Wagoner]]<br>[[Patsy Cline]]<br>[[Don Warden]]<br>Shirley Haworth<br>Stormie Haworth<br>The Tall Timber Trio<br>The Goodwill Trio |
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'''Herschel Haworth, Jr.''' (May 16, 1922–February 26, 2008), better known as '''Speedy Haworth''', was an American guitarist and singer who was involved with the golden age of [[country music]] broadcasting in the [[Ozarks]]. He was a featured cast member of ABC-TV's ''[[Ozark Jubilee]]'' from 1955–1960. |
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==Biography== |
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===Early years=== |
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Haworth was born on May 15, 1922 in [[Springfield, Missouri]] at home. His father, Herschel Haworth, was a carpenter of English ancestry. His mother was Vancie Martha Haworth (née Wilson), whose family came to Missouri in a covered wagon from the hills of [[Tennessee]] and settled in [[Nixa, Missouri]]. She had five sisters: Cassie, Carrie, Edna, Bertha and Myrtle; and one brother, [[Slim Wilson|Clyde "Slim" Wilson]]. The family was musical on his mother's side, therefore Haworth learned to play guitar. His mother and her sisters and brothers often sang together at church functions, and there are some [[folk music]] recordings of them in the [[Library of Congress]]. Haworth won a yodeling contest when he was 10, and was notable by the age of 21. |
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===Radio career=== |
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Haworth started appearing on the radio with George Earl—Earl read the newspaper comics on the air and Haworth sang. His mother, known on-air as "Aunt Martha," and her brother Slim formed The Goodwill Trio with Haworth as "Junior." They first appeared on [[KSGF (AM)|KGBX-AM]] in Springfield in 1932, but moved to co-owned [[KWTO|KWTO-AM]], the more powerful station, soon after it signed on in 1933. The group made its first public appearance in 1936 at the county courthouse in [[Galena, Missouri|Galena]] at a fundraiser. |
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The trio later became The Goodwill Family when Guy Smith joined them as "Uncle George."<ref>{{citation|first=Rita|last=Spears-Stewart|title=Remembering the Ozark Jubilee|publisher=Stewart, Dillbeck & White Productions|year=1993|isbn=0-9638648-0-7}}</ref> The station, heard across the Ozarks, was a stepping-stone during Haworth's years for such musicians as [[Porter Wagoner]], [[Les Paul]], [[Chet Atkins]] and [[The Browns]]. The Goodwill Family recorded 250 transcriptions for airing on KWTO when they toured. |
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===Television career=== |
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Haworth was one of several KWTO performers who made the transition to television when Springfield's [[KYTV (TV)|KYTV]] produced ''Ozark Jubilee'' beginning in December 1953. The program moved to ABC-TV in 1955 and introduced Haworth to a national television audience, where he played lead guitar and remained for the program's nearly six-year run. He also appeared on NBC-TV's ''[[Five Star Jubilee]]'' in 1961. |
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Beginning in 1964, he appeared on ''The Slim Wilson Show'' on KYTV as a member of the Tall Timber Trio with Wilson and Bob White. |
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===Chart successes=== |
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Haworth, on electric guitar, was part of the original Porter Wagoner Trio with [[Don Warden]] (steel guitar). The group began touring, and 1954 brought Wagoner his first top 10 hit with "Company’s Comin’". "A Satisfied Mind" came next, went to No. 1 for four weeks and stayed on the charts for more than eight months. In 1955, Wagoner also became a part of ''Ozark Jubilee,'' but on February 23, 1957 he moved to [[Nashville, Tennessee]] and joined the [[Grand Ole Opry]]. Haworth performed in Nashville with Wagoner, [[Rex Allen]], and [[Leroy Van Dyke]], but preferred living in Springfield. Haworth was later inducted into the Missouri Country Music Hall of Fame with Wagoner. |
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===Later years and death=== |
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Later in his career, Haworth sang more gospel music and performed in smaller venues around the Ozarks and Nashville. He fell in [[Bolivar]] while going to play his guitar at a dance. He broke his hip and required several weeks of rehabilitation after surgery. |
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He suffered from Parkinson's disease and was in hospice care for several weeks before his death on February 26, 2008. Haworth was buried in Springfield's Eastlawn Cemetery. |
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==Legacy== |
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Haworth is survived by his widow, Wanna Haworth; daughter Shirley Haworth, a singer; two sons, David Haworth and Stephen Haworth, who resides in [[Branson, Missouri]] with his wife Pam, among many other family members who carry on his legacy in [[gospel music|gospel]] and country music, including his youngest niece, Stormie Haworth, who is an up-and-coming country music [[singer/songwriter]] and guitarist. Daughter and fellow singer Shirley remembered a humble man who was happiest sharing the music his audiences loved. "When he played, it was like angels fingers on the strings," she said. |
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Haworth Court is among several streets in a residential neighborhood northeast of downtown Nixa, Missouri named for performers on ''Ozark Jubilee'', including [[Red Foley]] Court, Zed Tennis Street, Slim Wilson Boulevard |
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and Ozark Jubilee Drive. |
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== Notes == |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==References== |
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*''Ozark Jubilee Souvenir Picture Album'' (first edition, 1955) |
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*''The Slim Wilson Show Souvenir Photo & Story Album'' (1964), Tall Timber Enterprises, Springfield, Missouri |
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== External links == |
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-XPJt3AZ-4&feature=related '''Watch''' Speedy Haworth, "[[When You and I Were Young, Maggie]]", on ''Ozark Jubilee''] <small>(Flash video)</small> |
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* [http://www.ky3.com/news/local/15978257.html Speedy Haworth obituary at KYTV-TV] |
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* [http://www.kspr.com/news/local/16074092.html Speedy Haworth obituary at KSPR-TV] |
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* [http://www.news-leader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=DO&Dato=20080226&Kategori=ENTERTAINMENT&Lopenr=802260801&Ref=PH Speedy Haworth Remembered in Photos] |
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*{{findagrave|24906923}} |
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[[Category:1922 births]] |
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[[Category:2008 deaths]] |
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[[Category:People from Missouri]] |
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[[Category:American country musicians]] |
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[[Category:Musicians from Missouri]] |
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[[Category:American radio personalities]] |
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[[Category:American country guitarists]] |
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[[Category:American country singers]] |
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[[Category:Culture of Springfield, Missouri]] |
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