Ed Bruce

Like so many other artists, singer Ed Bruce got his start as a rockabilly act for Memphis' famed Sun Records but he was probably best known for his songwriting acumen. Born William Edwin Bruce, Jr. in Arkansas in 1939, he cut his first sides for Sun at the age of 17. His career as a frenetic rockabilly performer was largely unsuccessful, however, and by 1964 Bruce had moved to Nashville to become a member of the Marijohn Wilkin Singers. He also entered into a lucrative career singing advertising jingles; his best-known campaign cast him as a character called "The Tennessean." ...