Henry D. "Homer" Haynes | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Henry Doyle Haynes |
Also known as | Homer |
Born | near Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. | July 27, 1920
Died | August 7, 1971 Hammond, Indiana, U.S. | (aged 51)
Genres | |
Instrument | Guitar |
Years active | 1936–1971 |
Labels | King, RCA |
Formerly of | Homer and Jethro (with Kenneth C. Burns) |
Henry Doyle Haynes (July 27, 1920 – August 7, 1971) was an American comedy entertainer and musician who gained fame on radio and television as a country and jazz guitarist and as the character Homer of the country music comedy and parody duo Homer and Jethro with Kenneth C. Burns for 35 years beginning in 1936.