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Howdy Forrester

Howard Forrester was born on March 31, 1922 in Vernon, Tennessee. His father, grandfather and Uncle Bob all played the fiddle.

At the age of eleven Howard contracted rheumatic fever.

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During the long recovery he learned to play the fiddle. Soon Howard and his brothers were playing for local square dances, Howard on fiddle, Clyde on guitar and Joe on bass. The family moved to Nashville. Howard landed a job in show business.

He played with the Vagabonds and then with the Tennessee Valley Boys.

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This is where he met Harold Goodman who gave him the name “Big Howdy”. They played on the Grand Ole Opry as well as on KVOO in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Howdy married. He and his wife Billie “Sally Ann” Forrester played for Bill Monroe, Howdy on the fiddle and Sally Ann on the accordion.

After some time Howdy moved to Dallas and played with fiddler Robert “Georgia Slim” Rutland on the KRLD’s Texas Roundup Show. Howard returned to Nashville with a j