CARLATA BRADLEY
1990
1945
Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931)
Edison sold candy, newspapers, and vegetables to train passengers who
were going from Port Huron to Detroit. He felt that the invention of sound
in film had ruined the medium.
SANDY KOZEL
John William "Johnny" Carson (October 23, 1925 – January 23, 2005)
1968
1973
Original series on ABC: January 23 – January 30, 1977
CAMILLE BOHANNON
Hiram King "Hank" Williams (September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953)
Legendary country star Hank Williams released 35 Top-10 singles on the Billboard Country & Western Best Sellers chart and 11 #1 singles between 1948 and 1953, including "Your Cheatin’ Heart" and "Hey, Good Lookin’." Williams dropped out of
school to write music for the Drifting Cowboys, and heavily when his band mates
were drafted during World War l l, and was dismissed by radio station WSFD in
Montgomery, Alabama due to his alcoholism.
TIM MAGUIRE
