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Biography
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Leon Chappel
Real name: Horace Leon Chappelear
Effective period / Period of releases: 1951 - 1953
Born 1909 in Gilmer, Texas; died 1962, Gladewater, Texas. One of the founders of what would become known as "Western Swing", Leon Chappel's career began in 1929 when he teamed up with Bob and Joe Attlesey as The Lone Star Cowboys, where they played local shows and radio slots on KGKB and, after moving to Shreveport in the early 30's, on radio station KWKH.