LUNN, ROBERT
(1912–1966)
LUNN, ROBERT (b. R. Rainey L., Franklin, Tenn., November 28, 1912–March 8, 1966) An ex-vaudevillian who worked on THE GRAND OLE OPRY stage for over twenty years, Lunn's claim to fame was the talking blues, a long, often comic, spoken narrative accompanied by a simple blues chord pattern. Lunn began performing in vaudeville as a teenager, and then worked on radio during the early 1930s. Besides singing and playing the GUITAR, he did imitations and worked as a ventriloquist. In late 1933 Lunn…