ItemCountry Music DJ Hall of FameNelson King

Nelson King

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Title
Nelson King
Description
Black and white photo negative of radio disc jockey, Nelson King. He is credited among one of the most influential country music DJs post World War II era, and was posthumously inducted into the Country Music DJ Hall of Fame in 1975.
Nelson King was born in Portsmouth, Ohio in 1914, and graduated from Portsmouth High School in 1932. He passed away in 1974 from lung cancer.
Creator
unknown
Date
1960's
Contributor
Donated by Charlie Bayless and E.S. (Butch) Stall, JR.
Format
negative
Coverage
Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio
Rights
Scioto County Public Library

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Citation

unknown, “Nelson King,” Scioto County Public Library Local History Digital Collection, accessed February 22, 2025, https://sciotolibrary.org/history/items/show/31828.

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