Jimmy "Popeye" Thomas - Osceola AR
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PeterNoG
N 35° 42.168 W 089° 58.154
16S E 231351 N 3955049
This Arkansas Historical Marker is the fifth of six on the corner of West Hale Avenue and South Popular Street in Osceola, Arkansas.
Waymark Code: WMKTDP
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 05/27/2014
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~ text from this "Cotton Highway" marker ~
Jimmy "Popeye" Thomas
Osceola native Jimmy Thomas split his youth working in cotton fields and playing local juke joints. As a teenager, he joined Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm as lead singer, later performing with the Ike and Tina Turner Review. Settling in London, England, in 1969, Thomas launched the Osceola Records production studio.
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History of Marker: Not listed
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