Daily, Pappy
(1902–1987)
Daily, Pappy (8 Feb 1902–5 Dec 1987) Harold Westcott Daily was born in Yoakum, Texas. In 1932, he left the Southern Pacific Railroad to launch South Coast Amusements, distributing jukeboxes and pinball machines. During World War II, Daily moved into record jobbing, and in 1946, launched a retail store, Daily’s Record Ranch. He discovered and produced Webb Pierce and Hank Locklin for 4-Star Records (Locklin dubbed him “Pappy”), and, in June 1953, he and Jack Starnes started Starday Records. In…