Broadcasting the Ozarks: Si Siman and Country Music at the Crossroads
English
By (author): Kitty Ledbetter Scott Foster Siman
Simans life story is almost as remarkable as the show he produced. He was booking Tommy Dorsey, Ella Fitzgerald, and Glenn Miller during the mid-1930s while still a high school student and produced nationally syndicated country music radio shows in the decades that followed. Siman was a promotional genius with an ear for talent, a persuasive gift for gab, and the energy and persistence to make things happen for many future Country Music Hall of Famers, including Chet Atkins, Porter Wagoner, the Browns, and Brenda Lee. Following the Jubilees five-year run, Siman had a hand in some of the greatest hits of the twentieth century as a music publisher, collaborating with such songwriters as rockabilly legend and fellow Springfieldian Ronnie Self, who wrote Brenda Lees signature hit, Im Sorry, and Wayne Carson, who wrote Willie Nelsons Always on My Mind. Although Siman had numerous opportunities to find success in bigger cities, he chose to do it all from his home in the Ozarks. See more
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