1929 - 2003
Walt Conley American Guitarist
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Details
| Birthday |
20th May, 1929
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| Birthplace |
Denver, Colorado
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| Died |
16th November, 2003
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| Place of Death |
Denver, Colorado
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| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
American folk singer; Hollywood actor; Voice actor; Owner of Denver folk venue Conley’s Nostalgia
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| Occupation |
Guitarist
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Folk
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| Associated Acts |
Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, Conley & Company, Juice o'the Barley
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Walter Bell Conley (May 20, 1929 – November 16, 2003) was an American folk singer, Hollywood actor, voice actor, and owner of Denver's folk venue Conley's Nostalgia. The Rocky Mountain News described Conley as the founding father of Denver's folk scene, which began in the late 1950s and stretched into the mid-1960s. Conley shared stages with, and opened for, Josh White, Cisco Houston, Mama Cass Elliot, Floyd Red Crow Westerman, and Judy Collins, among many others. Conley also opened his home to a young and unknown Bob Dylan in the summer of 1960, and introduced Denver to the little-known Smothers Brothers that same year. As the owner of Conley's Nostalgia, Walt brought in big-name performers such as John Fahey and Dave Van Ronk. To those who worked with him, knew him, and wrote about him, he is referred to as Denver's "Grandfather of Folk Music." Conley remained an entertainer until his death from a massive stroke at the age of 74. At the time of his death, Conley was married to Joan Holden. Conley had four children from previous relationships.