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 Alvin "Junior" Samples
N 34° 14.146 W 084° 07.242
16S E 765201 N 3792048
Junior Samples made the phone number BR-549 famous on the hit country music show “Hee-Haw.”
Waymark Code: WM3DHZ
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 03/19/2008
Views: 125
Alvin Samples, Jr., was born on August 10, 1926 near Cummings, Georgia. He started his career in comedy on a local Georgia radio station when he told a story about a huge stuffed fish that he was known to carry around in his pickup truck. Local folks heard the story and the homespun humor of Junior Samples would become known to millions when he became a regular on the TV show “Hee Haw.” During his “Hee Haw” career he was one of the shows most loved entertainers, as he was best know for his used car salesman routine and the phone number BR-549. Junior Samples died of a heart attack on November 13, 1983 and is buried in the Sawnee View Gardens Cemetery in Cummings, Georgia Source/Credit: ( visit link)
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Junior Samples was born August 10, 1926 in Georgia. It is said that his career in comedy began when he got on a local radio show because of a huge, stuffed fish he carried around in his pickup truck. His story almost got him into trouble with the local game warden, but not before folks in the area had heard his story and were hooked on the humor!
According to “Hee Haw’s” producer, Sam Lovullo, in his book, ''Life in the Kornfield: My 25 Years at Hee Haw,'' Junior was relatively new to the performance scene when he was tapped to work on "''Hee Haw.'' He was not well educated and didn't have any knowledge of how a set worked. His first few attempts with cue cards and jokes that were written for a professional comedian only made him nervous. However, the show's producers and writers soon saw that his hilarious delivery was priceless, and once they figured out how to work with him, the formula was successful.
According to Roy Clark's biography, "My Life In Spite of Myself!” Junior had all his teeth pulled to make him look more authentic. His portly build, toothless grin, and down-to-earth nature endeared him to his fans. He was best known on the show as the car salesman who held up the sign with the phone number "BR5-49."
He died on November 13, 1983 of a heart attack. He is buried in the Sawnee View Gardens Cemetery in Cumming, GA.
Date of birth: 08/10/1926
Date of death: 11/13/1983
Area of notoriety: Entertainment
Marker Type: Horizontal Marker
Setting: Outdoor
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. - Daily
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
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