Hot Springs in Garland County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Jack Hunt
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Joe Hunt
Cowboy Country Music
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Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 13, 2024
1. Jack Hunt / Joe Hunt Marker
Nationally recognized country music band The Rhythm Ranch Hands in the late 40s & 50s broadcast nationally out of KTHS in Hot Springs to over one half the radio stations in America Sponsored by Pillsbury Mills who built a studio on their ranch near Hot Springs Starred on KWKH Louisiana Hayride
Hot Springs, Arkansas Inducted 2009
Erected by Hot Springs Arkansas Walk of Fame.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment.
Location. 34° 30.628′ N, 93° 3.217′ W. Marker is in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in Garland County. It is at the intersection of Spring Street and Central Avenue (State Highway 7), on the right when traveling west on Spring Street. The marker is embedded in the sidewalk near the southeast corner of the Hot Springs City Visitor Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 629 Central Avenue, Hot Springs National Park AR 71901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Arkansas’ Ouachita Mountains. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dr. Maya Angelou (here, next to this marker); Earlie Fires (here, next to this marker); Nick McDonald (here, next to this marker); LTC Hugh Mills, Jr. (here, next to this marker); Bobby Murray
this page online
Also see . . .
1. Cowboy Jack Hunt and His Rhythm Ranch Hands (www.discogs.com).
Excerpt: They say Jack Hunt was only seven years old when he first found himself entertaining his hometown area folks near Point Cedar in Hot Springs County Arkansas by singing and 'plucking' the guitar as they wrote it back then. They said he went from the stages of Arkansas, to sharing the stage with Bess Truman (the daughter of President Harry Truman) at the Starlight Roof at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York City. The appearance in New York City was through his sponsor at the Pillsbury Grand National Bake-Off.(Submitted on January 24, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
In January 1949, Jack was able to organize his own band, the Rhythm Ranch Hands. He found a sponsor in the Pillsbury Mills company and began doing broadcasts over various radio stations in Arkansas. In just two years, Jack and his group were working out of radio station KARK in Little Rock, Arkansas and also had a fulltime writer and producer for their show. In a 1949 article by Arlie Kinkade, he noted that Charles Chuck Secrest of the Sunset Rhythm Boys made a fall trip through Texas and Arkansas and appeared on Jack's show over KTHS in Hot Springs. In December 1951, Jack was signed to a recording contract by the Capitol Records label. Their first release was a Pee Wee King number, "Postage Due" along with "All I Do Is Sit And Cry", which Jack wrote himself.Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 13, 20242. Jack Hunt / Joe Hunt MarkerLooking north from Spring Street; it is the 3rd from the right of five markers in this photo. The Hot Springs City Visitor Center is in the left background.
2. Jack Hunt & His Rhythm Ranch Hands, Trifflin On Me, Capitol, 1951 (YouTube). (Submitted on January 24, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Credits. This page was last revised on January 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 24, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 158 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 24, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
