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Gene Kunce Cobb

Birth
Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee, USA
Death
Sep 1970 (aged 79)
Saint John, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA
Burial
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Brother of Lynn, John, and Baxter Cobb

Gene and his brother Lynn were well known in the Vaudeville circuit. Their opening acts often went on to fame in their own rights, including country singer Ernest Tubb, and bluegrass duo Homer & Jethro. The latter stayed in touch with him until their respective deaths.

Gene was one of the first live radio voices of the Grand Ole Opry.
Brother of Lynn, John, and Baxter Cobb

Gene and his brother Lynn were well known in the Vaudeville circuit. Their opening acts often went on to fame in their own rights, including country singer Ernest Tubb, and bluegrass duo Homer & Jethro. The latter stayed in touch with him until their respective deaths.

Gene was one of the first live radio voices of the Grand Ole Opry.


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