Cliffie Stone | |
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Birth name | Clifford Gilpin Snyder |
Born | Stockton, California, United States | March 1, 1917
Died | January 17, 1998 Santa Clarita, California, United States | (aged 80)
Genres | Country |
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Labels | Capitol Records |
Clifford Gilpin Snyder[1] (March 1, 1917[2] – January 17, 1998),[1] professionally Cliffie Stone,[1] was an American country singer, musician, record producer, music publisher, and radio and TV personality who was pivotal in the development of California's thriving country music scene after World War II during a career that lasted six decades. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1989.