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Fact #152255

When:

27071920

Short story:

Henry D. 'Homer' Haynes is born near Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. Starting in 1936, he will find enduring success on radio and tv as Homer of the country music comedy duo Homer And Jethro. The duo will record more than fifty albums during their career and will win a Best Comedy Performance Grammy in 1959 for The Battle of Kookamonga, a parody of Johnny Horton's Battle of New Orleans.