Biography
Andrew Jackson (Jack) Rhodes (1907-1968) was an American country producer and songwriter noted for such hits as "A Satisfied Mind", "Silver Threads and Golden Needles", "Conscience I'm Guilty", "The Waltz of The Angels", "Beautiful Lies", and "Till The Last Leaf Shall Fall".
He is credited with being one of the fathers of rockabilly. He was posthumously inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1972 and the Rockabilly Hall of Fame in 2009.
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He recorded several sides with the group Jack Rhodes & His Lone Star Buddies, which also included his step brother Leon Payne. The group released several singles and performed throughout East Texas and Louisiana. They were regulars at The Louisiana Hayride.
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