My 38 Years Between the Country Music Turntables

by Lee Shannon

162 pages

Born Lowen Lee Slagle to Lee Roy and Beulah (Catlett) Slagle on a farm in southeast Nebraska, Lee Shannon (radio name) spent 38 years as a disc jockey for Country Music Radio stations across the country. Lee had a talent that brought him nationwide recognition and honors throughout his career.

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About the Book
From a small town in Southeast Nebraska fresh out of the United States Navy, how a young boy followed his dream across the country to the Country Music Disc Jockey Hall of Fame, Nashville, Tennessee. Personal friendships with some of the nation’s most famous country stars gave Lee unique access to a wealth of exciting news and information which he would daily pass on to his listeners. Lee had the enviable talent of making his fans feel that they were his personal friends too ... a trait that helped bring him nationwide recognition and honors throughout his career. Lee was also heard daily on radio stations across the U.S. through Music Works syndicated shows.

About the Author

Born Lowen Lee Slagle to Lee Roy and Beulah (Catlett) Slagle on a 90-acre farm in southeast Nebraska, Lee Shannon (radio name) spent 38 years as a disc jockey for Country Music Radio stations across the country. From the beginning of his broadcasting career at a small 100 watt, AM radio station (KTNC) in Falls City, Nebraska to such places as the Quad Cities on the banks of the Mississippi River to Ohio, Indiana, Kansas, Florida and California, Lee Shannon won many fans with his easygoing style, spinning the records of the stars, the up and comers and the want-to be’s in Country Music. He is a two-time Country Music Association Disc Jockey of the Year (1980 and 1984) and was the 50th inductee into the Country Music Disc Jockey Hall of Fame in 1998. He is retired and lives in South Florida with Lee Ann, his wife of 44 years, and his family.