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- Birth nameKarl Marx Farr
- Karl Farr was born on April 25, 1909 in Rochelle, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Sons of the Pioneers (1942), Heldorado (1946) and Hit Parade of 1947 (1947). He was married to May Barksdale. He died on September 20, 1961 in West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA.
- SpouseMay Barksdale(1928 - 1961) (his death, 1 child)
- On September 22, 1961, he appeared on stage with The Sons of the Pioneers before a crowd of 4,000 in West Springfield, MA. He broke a string while playing his acoustic Martin on a solo of 'Up A Lazy River'. This upset him very much and while trying to remove the broken string, he slumped down on to the floor. Fellow band members Tommy Doss and Dale Warren carried him off the stage. Although Farr was not officially pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital, the doctor in charge later said he was DOA for all intents and purposes, with the cause being a heart attack.
- Brother of Hugh Farr, who was a member of the Sons of the Pioneers also.
- Elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1980 as a member of the Sons of the Pioneers.
- With his brother Hugh Farr he was inducted as a member of the Sons of the Pioneers into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1995.
- The Sons of the Pioneers were awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6843 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
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