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A photograph of John Sanders seated at his desk and talking on the phone.
'photo made 1924 when he was chairman of Democratic Nat'l Committee & conducted campaign of John W. Davis for president. Now in his 80's, Mr. Shaver resides at Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C. Native of Marion County; retired lawyer.'
'Asher and Little Jimmy Sizemore first performed as a father and son duo in 1933.  They recorded several hits, in the areas of bluegrass, cowboy ballads and gospel music.  They performed on several regional radio stations, the NBC Radio network and the Grand Ole Opry.  Asher Sizemore was born and raised in Manchester, Kentucky.  He worked as a bookkeeper for a coal mining company in Pike County.  After he married and his first son Little Jimmy was born, Asher turned to singing old-time songs and cowboy ballads professionally.  Asher had a radio show in Huntington, West Virginia in 1931 before moving on to WCKY in Cincinnati.  Reference: Kentucky Country: Folk and Country Music of Kentucky by Charles Wolfe; published by University Press of Kentucky, 1996 (pp. 60-61)'