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Ed Bruce

real name William Edwin Bruce Jr.

American country music songwriter, singer and actor

Keiser, United States · 1939-12-29 – 2021-01-08

Ed Bruce is credited on 761 releases across 250 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1957–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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761

Credits

250

Albums

8

Decades active

299

In collections

Biography

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American country music songwriter, guitarist, singer and actor.
Born December 29, 1939 in Keiser, Arkansas – died January 8, 2021 in Clarksville, Tennessee.
Recorded for Sun in 1957. Moved to Nashville in 1964 and worked with the Marijohn Wilkins singers.
Did TV commercials as "The Tennessean". Played "Tom Guthrie" on TV's Bret Maverick.
Hosted TV's American Sports Cavalcade and Truckin' U.S.A.
He was married to Patsy Bruce and is the father of Trey Bruce.

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Credited work

761 releases · 250 albums · active 1957–2024

  • Performance · 900
  • Other credits · 12
  • Production · 4
  • Engineering · 1

Studios: Enactron Truck · Harrah's, Lake Tahoe · Columbia Recording Studios, Nashville · RCA Victor's Music Center of the World

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