Lonzo and Oscar

Lonzo and Oscar

Lonzo and Oscar is a music group consisting of Lloyd George and Rollin Sullivan, best known for being the first to perform the song "I'm my Own Grandpa."

First Lonzo: Lloyd Leslie George (1947 - 1950)Second Lonzo: Johnny Sullivan (1950 - 1967)Third Lonzo: David Hooten (1967 - 1980s)

Lloyd George continued performing under the stage name of Ken Marvin.

References

The above biography was written with the following sources:
* [http://wcgs.ala.nu/lonzoandoscar.htm]
*RCA Victor Ledger Sheets
*Interview with first cousin of Lloyd George, Wallace George, Haleyville, AL
*A Ken Marvin song book
*Lonzo and Oscar song book
*Interview with Rollin Sullivan
*Walker County, Alabama, Marriage Records
*Interview with Kitty Shirley, Haleyville, Alabama
*The Advertiser, Haleyville, AL, article dated 11/14/1950
*The Advertiser, Haleyville, AL, article dated 2/3/1956
*RCA Victor "In the Groove" Magazine, August 1947
*Obituaries from the Herald Citizen, TN


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