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Del Reeves

Acting Born Jul 14, 1932 Sparta, North Carolina, USA 8 credits

Biography

Country singer/songwriter Franklin Delano Reeves was born on July 14, 1932 in Sparta, North Carolina. The youngest of eleven children, Reeves learned how to play guitar with his mother's help (he borrowed his brothers' instruments while they were serving in World War II) and was a local radio star at age twelve.

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Full filmography

  • Sam Whiskey (1969) as The Fisherman
  • Las Vegas Hillbillys (1966)
  • Cottonpickin' Chickenpickers (1967) as Darby Clyde Fenster
  • Forty Acre Feud (1965) as Del Culpepper
  • Opry Video Classics: Songs That Topped the Charts (2007) as Himself (archive footage)
  • Country's Family Reunion: Precious Memories (Vol. 1) (2016) as Self
  • The Gold Guitar (1966)
  • An Old Time Country Christmas (1969) as Self