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Biography
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Arkie Shibley
Real name: Jesse Lee Shibley
Effective period / Period of releases: 1951 - 1959
Jesse Lee Shibley, also known as "Arkie," was a prominent country boogie-woogie and pre-rockabilly artist. His recording of "Hot Rod Race" in November 1950 is considered a significant contribution to the development of Rockabilly music. He was born on September 21, 1915, in Van Buren, Arkansas, and died on September 7, 1975, in Van Buren, Arkansas.