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James Buford Abner (November 10, 1917 – November 19, 2011) was an American songwriter, musician and singer who worked during the early days of country music, working in both secular and gospel country music genres.[1] With his brother Merle Abner, his uncle Stacy Abner, George Hughes and Billy Carrier, he was a member of the Swanee River Boys.[2] He was inducted into the Southern Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame in 2002[3] and the Atlanta Country Music Hall of Fame as a member of the Swanee River Boys.[4]
His song "Long White Lines" has been covered numerous times, including versions by Aaron Tippin and Sturgill Simpson.[5]
He was raised in Lineville, Alabama as the child of sharecroppers.[6] At the age of 15 he became part of the Pepperel Manufacturing Company Quartet in Columbus, Georgia until he joined the Vaughn Four on WNOX radio in Knoxville, Tennessee.[1]
In 1941, Abner married Dorothy Jean Dalton and they had a daughter, Pamela in 1943.[1]
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