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Bill and Phyl Armstrong

My mother, Martha Powell Armstrong (Canyon Sue) and my father, James William Armstrong (Willie) were aspiring country musicians in their youth. They played live on the radio quite often and performed in various places around the Southeast. My dad traveled and performed with Hank Williams Senior in the early years (before Hank Williams become famous).

“Willie” also participated in rodeos – trick riding, bronc & bull riding and so forth. He decided to change careers when he was injured during a bull ride. Eventually my dad became a firefighter and my mother a genealogist & necrogeographer.

Bill Armstrong playing his guitar, January 26, 1953