Glen Had A 39 Year Country Music Career at Opry
October 2021
Dayton, TN -- Glen Davis, is a native of Waynesboro, Tennessee. Glen now lives with his wife Sue in In, Tennessee. He was recently inducted into Wayne County Walk of Fame. Wayne County, Tennessee has a long history of notable singer/songwriters and musicians and made it a great place for a museum to honor those associated with country music. Inducted into the Walk of Fame are notable country music musicians and song-writers Melba Montgomery, Mark Collie, Ralp Davis, Earl Montgomery, Ralph Davis(Glendon's older brother) and others. Glen was named with three other country music legends to the Wayne County Museum. The Walk of Fame is located on the north side of the Waynesboro public square, across from the Wayne County Museum. Also named were Mark Collie, Melba Montgomery and Lloyd Howell. Mark Collie grew up in Waynesboro and Hardin Counties. Mark was a singer and songwriter. Lloyd Howell, a local musician and businessman. Melba Montgomery, who sometimes sang with George Jones in the 70's and has been active in songwriting.
The Wayne County Museum opened in 2017 in Waynesboro. The museum plays honor to local legendry singers, songwriters, musicians, and others. Waynesboro is a small town of around 2400 and is located in Middle Tennessee, just over two hours southwest of Nashville. The museum is a treasure drove of city and country music memorabilia.
Glen was very honored to be inducted into the Walk of Fame. Glen's father played guitar and instilled the love of country music in Glen. Back in the 50's Glen became the drummer in the "Davis Brothers: band. In 1959, Glen began playing drums for Cowboy Copas at Grand Ole Opry. In 1960 he was approached by George Riddle, who was tenor singer for George Jones and asked if would be interested in playing with George Jones. Glen jumped at the chance and was hired as drummer for George Jones. He traveled extensively for the next six years with George Jones and the Jones Boys. The band toured all over the country and to many destinations overseas., He also played for other well-known artists such as Marty Robbins, Ray Price, Faron Young and others. He left the road to become the staff drummer for Grand Ole Opry playing with the Grand Ole Opry staff band. Glen traveled all over the USA and overseas during his long career year career that ended in 1998.
After his retirement, Glen and his wife spent three years in Crossville, Tennessee before moving back to Sue's old hometown to be close to family. Glen loves Dayton and Rhea County and looks forward to spending his retirement years in Rhea County. .
Glen did his interview in his den with several autographed pictures of a "Hall of Fame" of country music legends on the wall behind him.
Glen said, "I love Dayton and East Tennessee."
Talking about his "Walk of Fame" Induction, Glen said, "I recently was inducted with three others into the "Walk fo Fame" in Waynesboro. My wife and I went down on October 28, 2021 and we really enjoyed it very much."
