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Riley Crabtree - When Hank Williams Met Jimmie Rodgers

Riley was born on his parents' farm in Mount Pleasant, Texas, in 1912 as the youngest of eight brothers and sisters. At age two, he contracted infantile paralysis (polyo), so he depended on crutches for the rest of his life. Perhaps this handicap forced him to make a career in country music. His bluesy voice is genuine and comes from the heart. The life he lived is reflected in his songs, as he had a lot in common with his idol Hank Williams.
Towards the end of the sixties, Crabtree suffered a stroke and was from then on confined to a wheel-chair. A tragic accident caused by a defective electric blanket took the life of Riley and two friends on April 1, 1984. Only Riley's second wife could escape the fire.