Auctioneer - Leroy Van Dyke Way back 1962 #countrymusic #countrysong #realcountrymusic | Rustic Rhythms

🎉 Happy Birthday, Leroy Van Dyke! 🎶 96th!! Born on this day in 1929 in Mora, Missouri, Leroy Frank Van Dyke is an American country music legend who has recorded more than 500 songs over his incredible career. 🌾🎤 His best-known hits include: 🎙️ “The Auctioneer” (1956), which sold over 2.5 million copies, and 🎶 “Walk On By” (1961), named by Billboard in 1994 as the biggest country single of all time, based on sales, plays, and weeks on the charts. A true pioneer of country music — wishing a

Today is Leroy Van Dyke's 96th birthday! Wow! In August of 1961, Leroy Van Dyke released his album "Walk On By" which featured the smash-hit song of the same name. The song spent 37 weeks on the country chart with a record-breaking 19 of those weeks at number one and was later named by Billboard magazine as the biggest country music record in history. So, to celebrate, here's Ray Stevens interviewing him before Leroy performs his legendary hit "Walk On By" live on CabaRay Nashville. #HappyBirthd

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