STEWART, REDD
(*1921)
STEWART, REDD (b. Henry R. S., Ashland City, Tenn., May 27, 1921) Stewart is a country crooner best known for his long association with PEE WEE KING , with whom he wrote the ever-popular Tennessee Waltz. Born in Tennessee, Stewart wrote his first song when he was fourteen, for a local car dealership. He formed several country bands working out of Louisville, Kentucky, where in 1937 he met ace accordion-squeezer King. Stewart was hired as a musician, but took vocal roles with the band when…