A PROFESSIONAL AUCTIONER FOR FIVE YEARS,
LEROY VAN DYKE DECIDED TO WRITE A SONG
ABOUT HIS CHOSEN PROFESSION.
IN 1956, "HILLBILLY AUCTIONEER" HIT THE MUSIC CHARTS AND LEAPED TO THE TOP. VAN DYKE FILLED THE SONG WITH GOOD COUNTRY MUSIC ALONG WITH HIS
ROLLING, CHANTING AUCTIONEER DIALOG.
TEN YEARS LATER WITH A LOT OF COACHING, HANK SNOW RECORDED "HILLBILLY AUCTIONEER."
HE SAID HE EVEN SURPRISED HIMSELF WITH
THE AUCTIONEER SPIEL! HE IS SINGING THE
GOLDEN OLDIE FOR THIS WEB PAGE.
