Born in Clay County, Kentucky, in 1933, Pennington began his career in a band called the Western Rhythm Boys. In the late 1950s, he inked a deal with King Records, where he released singles under the ...
Pennington released his first single, “Three Hearts in a Tangle,” under the name Ray Starr in 1958, via King Records. However, he didn’t like how the record sounded. So, he asked that the single be ...