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Leon Chappel remains to be a sadly unrecognized progenitor of European swing, later saving a clutch of singles for Capitol which are fascinating for his or her mutant hillbilly-blues strategy. Given birth to Horace Leon Chappelear in Gilmer, TX, on August 1, 1909, he decreased his 1st name by 1929, …

Horace Leon Chappelear (b. Aug 1, 1909, Tyler TX, d. Oct. 22, 1962) was a guitarist, vocalist and bandleader who experienced several hit singles within the ’30s and ’40s. He worked well closely with nation story Jimmie Davis, playing blues-style acoustic guitar on many of his albums. Davis would later …