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Redd Stewart

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Redd Stewart

Original Name
Henry Ellis
Birth
Ashland City, Cheatham County, Tennessee, USA
Death
2 Aug 2003 (aged 80)
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Plot
Garden of the Christus 84-D
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Singer and songwriter. He is best known for co-writing "Tennessee Waltz" with Frank (Pee Wee) King who recorded the song in 1948. Stewart who sang with King's band, had only a 7th grade education, but wrote other songs such as "Soldier's Last Letter", "Slow Poke", and "You Belong to me".
Singer and songwriter. He is best known for co-writing "Tennessee Waltz" with Frank (Pee Wee) King who recorded the song in 1948. Stewart who sang with King's band, had only a 7th grade education, but wrote other songs such as "Soldier's Last Letter", "Slow Poke", and "You Belong to me".

Bio by: Chuck Kearns

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THANKS,
REDD STEWART

SONGWRITER, SINGER, MUSICIAN
"BONAPARTE'S RETREAT"
"YOU BELONG TO ME"
"SLOW POKE"

"TENNESSEE WALTZ'
STATE SONG OF TENNESSEE

I AM MY BELOVED'S AND MY BELOVED IS MINE

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Chuck Kearns
  • Added: May 14, 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14283032/redd-stewart: accessed ), memorial page for Redd Stewart (27 May 1923–2 Aug 2003), Find a Grave Memorial ID 14283032, citing Louisville Memorial Gardens East, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.