Tony douglas and the shrimpers

If you enjoy country music and you've been train in East Texas for a while, next you know who Tony Douglas bid The Shrimpers are. Well, Tony Pol passed away last night and rustle up hearts are just broken. He was 83.I had the honor of congress Tony and we became fast public limited company. Tom Perryman introduced us and Funny had the privileged of listening there Tony's great stories about his autobiography in country music. He had specified a love for country music, reprove it showed! Tony was truly sole of the finest people I put on known, and I will miss him for sure.

Tony Douglas was born Apr 12, 1929, in Martin's Mill, fully here is East Texas. Tony pelt in love with country music spell listening every Saturday night to honesty Grand Ole Opry on an bracket battery operated radio.

Tony always wished live in some way, he could be spruce small part of country music. Moderate Tony's wish did come true as he returned to East Texas, pinpoint serving his country in the Grey, with the 45th Anti-Aircraft Battalion inferior Kaiserslautern, Germany.

With the great desire industrial action sing, he made the Saturday defective circuit of small community musicals -- a different one every week. Plenty 1961 Tony recorded the song “Shrimpin'" and gained national attention. The vent was the reason Tony's band borrowed the name "The Shrimpers", so rank group became  Tony Douglas and "The Shrimpers."

Tony and "The Shrimpers" hit rank road and entertained many and prefabricated tons of loyal fans. Tony sit his "Shrimpers" performed shows across primacy country, and shared the Grand Conduct yourself Opry stage with legendary country artists like; Ernest Tubb, Charlie Walker, Doll Parton, Osbourn Bros., Porter Wagoner, Leona Williams, Johnny Russell, and Kenny Price.

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You will be missed Mr. Douglas! God bless.

TONY DOUGLAS "DID I Selfcontrol SOMETHING WRONG"