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Show Artists Here For Days of 47 Two of the nation's biggest stars in the western music field Eddie Dean and Tex Williams will head a troupe of outstanding performers, per-formers, at the Days of '47 Rodeo, schedule'd for July 18 through 24 except Sunday at the state fairgrounds, fair-grounds, according to Lee E. Nielsen, Niel-sen, rodeo chairman. Eddie Dean and Tex Williams both have starred in movies, television, tele-vision, radio and recordings. Also appearing will be Louise Duncan, motion picture and singing sing-ing star who has performed at many of the top rodeos in the nation, na-tion, riding and singing western songs. Eddie Dean, whose ability haa won him the nickname, "The Golden Gold-en Voice," was destined for success if there is such a thing as luck. He is the seventh son of a seventh son and was born in the seventh month in Hopkins County, Texas. He was encouraged to go into the classical music field when he wag about 21, but he had been born and raised a country boy and country music . seemed to be his goal. I Edtlie started his career in Chi-contlnued Chi-contlnued on page 8 continued from page 1 cago in 1938, singing and playing guitar. Soon afterward he was starring on the CBS and then the NBC radio networks. Tex Williams got started early in show business, starring in his own radio show in Decatur, 111., at age 13. Rodeo tickets are on sale at 2nd South and Main in Salt Lake. |