Draggingtree Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 OWENS, RUBY AGNES [TEXAS RUBY] OWENS, RUBY AGNES [TEXAS RUBY] (1910–1963). Texas Ruby, country singer, was born Ruby Agnes Owens in Wise County, Texas, on June 6, 1908. She was the daughter of Curcley Sly and Susan Frances Owens. Owens was raised in a musical family. One of her brothers, Doie Hensley, went on to country music fame as “Tex” Owens, the radio cowboy. About 1930 Ruby accompanied her father and brothers on a cattle drive to Fort Worth. As they sat waiting at one of the cattle buying centers, she and her brothers began singing some old cowboy songs to pass the time. During this impromptu sing-a-long, a crowd of cowboys and cattle buyers gathered around to listen. Soon, a radio station stock holder from Kansas City who happened to be in the crowd offered Owens her first spot on national radio. https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fowjs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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