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Cousin Jody – More than Just a Funny Face
Rural comedy coupled with considerable musical talent transported James Clell Summey from Possum Hollow, Tennessee, where he was born in during the World War I era,to the Grand Ole Opry, where he performed as Cousin Jody.
Summey’s parents were musical, so he grew up learning to play several instruments, including the guitar and steel guitar, which he called a “biscuit board.” He first appeared publically on a radio variety show he established in Knoxville, Tennessee, that aired daily and became an instant success.
Summey first played with a group in 1933 that called themselves the Tennessee Crackerjacks.
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A young Roy Acuff joined the band, eventually luring Summey from the mountains of East Tennessee to Nashville for an Opry performance in 1937. The dobro had been developed in the 1920s, and Summey was an accomplished player who was the first artist to feature the instrument at the Opry.
Acuff used Summey’s dobro talent to back up most of
