If, when you hear Rossini's William Tell Overture, you think of The Lone Ranger, they say you don't know squat about classical music.

Well, when you hear Fred Kirby's name mentioned, if you think of The Little Rascals or Tweetsie Railroad, you don't know much about the man who was, for so many years, our resident singing cowboy.

Born in Charlotte in 1910, he started his radio career in 1931 at WIS, Columbia, S.C., and came to WBT one year later. During World War II he helped sell so many war bonds he became know as the Victory Cowboy. Did you know all that? There's so much more to learn about this genuinely warm and decent man. Read a very nice biography of Fred on the Century of Country Web site.