Lloyd Estel Copas, known professionally as Cowboy Copas, was born on July 15,
1913, in Blue Creek, Ohio. He began his musical journey at age 14, performing
locally and later appearing on radio stations WLW-AM and WKRC-AM in Cincinnati
during the 1930s. In 1940, Copas moved to Knoxville, Tennessee, where he
performed with his band, the Gold Star Rangers, on WNOX-AM. His breakthrough
came in 1943 when he replaced Eddy Arnold as a vocalist in the Pee Wee King band
and began performing on the Grand Ole Opry. His first solo single, "Filipino
Baby", released by King Records in 1946, pe...