Claude King (February 5, 1923 – March 7, 2013)

(AP) – Country singer-songwriter Claude King, an original member of the
Louisiana Hayride who was best known for the 1962 hit "Wolverton Mountain,"
has died. .

King had just celebrated his birthday and 67th wedding anniversary to his wife,
Barbara, last month. The couple’s eldest son, Duane King, said his father was
found unresponsive in his bed early Thursday morning at his home in Shreveport.

King was one of the original members of the Louisiana Hayride, the Saturday-
night show where Elvis Presley also got his start. The show transformed country
and western music from 1948 to 1960 with music genres including hillbilly,
Western swing, jazz, blues and gospel.